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3.2.4 Testing Connectivity
Verify the access point's link with an MU by sending ping packets to the associated MU.
Use the Echo Test screen to specify a target MU and configure the parameters of the test.
Connect an MU to the hidden recovery WLAN and configure its IP address for DHCP.
To test connectivity to a specific MU with an access point:
1. Select
Status and Statistics -> MU Stats
from the menu tree.
2. Click
Echo Test
on the MU Stats Summary screen.
3. Define the following parameters for the test.
4. Click
Ping
to begin transmitting packets to the specified MU address.
5. Refer to the Number of Responses value to assess the number of responses from
the MU versus the number of ping packets transmitted by the access point. Use the
NOTE
Before testing for connectivity, the target MU needs to be set to
the same ESSID as the access point. Since WPA-PSK security has
been configured on the recovery WLAN for the access point, the
MU will be prompted for a passphrase after associated to the
ESSID.
Station Address
The station address is the IP address of the target MU. Refer
to the MU Stats Summary screen for associated MU IP
address information.
Number of pings
Defines the number of packets to be transmitted to the MU.
The default is 100.
Pack Length
Specifies the length of each packet transmitted to the MU
during the test. The default length is 100 bytes.
NOTE
The Ping test can only be used with Symbol MUs.
