Viavi WiFi Advisor WFED-300AC User Manual
WiFi Advisor
WFED-300AC Wireless LAN Analyzer
User’s Guide
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Ordering information
This guide is a product of Viavi's Technical Information Development Department, issued as part of the WiFi Advisor. The catalog
number for a published guide is ML-WFED-300AC.
Terms and conditions
Specifications, terms, and conditions are subject to change without notice. The provision of hardware, services, and/or software
are subject to Viavi’s standard terms and conditions, available at www.viavisolutions.com/en/terms-and-conditions.
Open Source Disclaimer - IMPORTANT READ CAREFULLY
The WFED-300AC includes third party software licensed under the terms of separate open source software licenses. By using
this software you agree to comply with the terms and conditions of the applicable open source software licenses. Software origi-
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nated by Viavi is not subject to third party licenses. Terms of the Viavi Software License different from applicable third party
licenses are offered by Viavi alone.
FCC Notice
This product was tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules.
These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a
commercial environment. This product generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in
accordance with the instruction manual, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. Operation of this product in a
residential area is likely to cause harmful interference, in which case you will be required to correct the interference at your own
expense.
This equipment complies with FCC radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled environment. This equipment has been
SAR-evaluated for use in hand. SAR measurements are based on a 10 mm spacing from the body and that compliance is
achieved at that distance. Keep the device away from your body to meet the distance requirement.
This transmitter must not be co-located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter.
The authority to operate this product is conditioned by the requirements that no modifications be made to the equipment unless
the changes or modifications are expressly approved by Viavi.
Industry Canada Requirements
This Class A digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003.
Cet appareil numérique de la classe A est conforme à la norme NMB-003 du Canada.
This device complies with Industry Canada license-exempt RSS standard(s). Operation is subject to the following two conditions:
(1) this device may not cause interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference, including interference that may cause
undesired operation of the device.
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Le présent appareil est conforme aux CNR d'Industrie Canada applicables aux appareils radio exempts de licence. L'exploitation
est autorisée aux deux conditions suivantes : (1) l'appareil ne doit pas produire de brouillage, et (2) l'utilisateur de l'appareil doit
accepter tout brouillage radioélectrique subi, même si le brouillage est susceptible d'en compromettre le fonctionnement.
This equipment complies with Industry Canada radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled environment.
Cet équipement est conforme à l'exposition aux rayonnements Industry Canada limites établies pour un environnement non
contrôlé.
(i) the device for operation in the band 5150-5250 MHz is only for indoor use to reduce the potential for harmful interference to cochannel mobile satellite systems;
(ii) This equipment complies with IC radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled environment. This equipment has been
SAR-evaluated for use in hand. SAR measurements are based on a 10mm spacing from the body and that compliance is achieved
at that distance. Keep the device away from your body to meet the distance requirement.
(iii) This device complies with Industry Canada license-exempt RSS standard(s). Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference, including interference that may
cause undesired operation of the device.
(i) l'appareil pour fonctionner dans la bande 5150-5250 MHz est réservé à une utilisation en intérieur afin de réduire les risques
d'interférences nuisibles à la co-canal avec les systèmes mobiles par satellite;
(ii) Cet équipement est conforme aux limites IC d'exposition aux radiations définies pour un environnement non contrôlé. Cet équipement a été SAR-évalué pour une utilisation dans la main. Des mesures SAR sont basés sur un espacement 10 mm à partir du
corps et qui est obtenue conformément à cette distance. Gardez l'appareil loin de votre corps pour répondre à l'exigence de la
distance.
(iii) Cet appareil est conforme avec Industrie Canada exempts de licence standard RSS (s). Son fonctionnement est soumis aux
deux conditions suivantes: (1) ce dispositif ne doit pas causer d'interférences et (2) cet appareil doit accepter toute interférence,
y compris les interférences qui peuvent causer un mauvais fonctionnement de l'appareil.
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R&TTE Directive Compliance. This product is in compliance with essential requirements and other relevant provisions of Directive
1999/5/EC.
EMC Directive Compliance
This product was tested and conforms to the EMC Directive, 89/336/EEC as amended by 92/31/EEC and 93/68/EEC for electromagnetic compatibility. A copy of the Declaration of Conformity is provided in printed form with the instrument.
Low Voltage Directive Compliance
This product was tested and conforms to the Low Voltage Directive, 73/23/EEC as amended by 93/68/EEC. Conformity with this
directive is based upon compliance with the harmonized safety standard, EN61010-1:2010.
WEEE and Battery Directive Compliance
Viavi has established processes in compliance with the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Directive, 2002/96/
EC, and the Battery Directive, 2006/66/EC.
This product, and the batteries used to power the product, should not be disposed of as unsorted municipal waste and should be
collected separately and disposed of according to your national regulations. In the European Union, all equipment and batteries
purchased from Viavi after 2005-08-13 can be returned for disposal at the end of its useful life. Viavi will ensure that all waste
equipment and batteries returned are reused, recycled, or disposed of in an environmentally friendly manner, and in compliance
with all applicable national and international waste legislation.
It is the responsibility of the equipment owner to return equipment and batteries to Viavi for appropriate disposal. If the equipment
or battery was imported by a reseller whose name or logo is marked on the equipment or battery, then the owner should return
the equipment or battery directly to the reseller. Instructions for returning waste equipment and batteries to Viavi can be found in
the Environmental section of Viavi’s web site at www.viavisolutions.com
ment or batteries, contact Viavi’s WEEE Program Management team.
. If you have questions concerning disposal of your equip-
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Contents
About This Guide
Purpose and scope . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . x
Assumptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . x
Safety and compliance information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . x
Conventions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . x
Chapter 1 WiFi Advisor Overview
About the Wireless LAN Analyzer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Architecture. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
About the WiFi Advisor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Features and capabilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Quick tour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
Top view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Front view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Back view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
About the WiFi Advisor application. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
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Chapter 2 Managing Devices
Connecting a WiFi Advisor for the first time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Registering and unregistering devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Changing the power off delay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Updating the WiFi Advisor firmware. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Updating the iPad application software. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Chapter 3 Testing
Smart Channel Wizard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
WiFi Troubleshooting using a single ended application. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23
BSSID results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25
Channel view. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Spectral results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Navigating the Spectral result screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32
Troubleshooting Spectral measurements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34
Assessing WiFi performance throughout a site . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Getting started. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Specifying settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37
Step 1: Selecting devices. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38
Step 2: Specifying the Broadband Service Rate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Step 3: Specifying the configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39
Step 4: Specifying the AP and Station Location. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44
Assessing an installation site . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
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Managing jobs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Creating a new job in Job Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Saving to a new job in the Site Assessment test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Activating or deactivating jobs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Viewing job results. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Exporting jobs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Deleting jobs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55
Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55
Appendix A Maintenance and Specifications
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Charging the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Replacing the battery pack. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59
Cleaning the instrument . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Getting Technical Assistance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Glossary
Index
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About This Guide
This prefix explains how to use this manual. Topics discussed include the following:
• “Purpose and scope” on page x
• “Assumptions” on page x
• “Safety and compliance information” on page x
• “Conventions” on page x
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About This Guide
Purpose and scope
Purpose and scope
The purpose of this guide is to help you successfully use the WFED-300AC features and capabilities. This guide includes taskbased instructions that describe how to install, configure, use, and troubleshoot the WFED-300AC.
Assumptions
This guide is intended for novice, intermediate, and experienced users who want to use the WiFi Advisor effectively and efficiently.
We are assuming that you have basic computer and iPad experience and are familiar with basic telecommunication and WiFi
concepts and terminology.
Safety and compliance information
Safety and compliance information for the instrument are provided in printed form and ship with your instrument. Refer to
22073762, WiFi Advisor Safety Information.
Conventions
This guide uses typographical and symbols conventions as described in the following tables.
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Tabl e 1 Text formatting and other typographical conventions
Item(s) Example(s)
Buttons, keys, menu options, tabs, or fields
that you press, click, or type information
into.
Press the On button.
Press the Enter key.
Click the Properties tab.
Type the name of the probe in the Probe Name field.
References to guides, books, and other
Refer to Newton’s Telecom Dictionary.
publications appear in this typeface.
Tabl e 2 Symbol conventions
This symbol indicates a note that includes important supplemental information or tips related to the main text.
This symbol represents a general hazard. It may be associated with either a DANGER, WARNING, CAUTION, or
ALERT message. See Tab le 3 for more information.
This symbol represents an alert. It indicates that there is an action that must be performed in order to protect
equipment and data or to avoid software damage and service interruption.
About This Guide
Conventio ns
This symbol represents hazardous voltages. It may be associated with either a DANGER, WARNING, CAUTION,
or ALERT message. See Table 3 for more information.
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Conventions
Tabl e 2 Symbol conventions (Continued)
This symbol, located on the equipment, battery, or the packaging indicates that the equipment or battery must not
be disposed of in a land-fill site or as municipal waste, and should be disposed of according to your national regulations.
Tabl e 3 Safety definitions
Term Definition
DANGER
Indicates a potentially hazardous situation that, if not avoided, will result in death or serious injury. It may
be associated with either a general hazard, high voltage, or other symbol. See Table 2 for more informa-
tion.
WARNING Indicates a potentially hazardous situation that, if not avoided, could result in death or serious injury. It
may be associated with either a general hazard, high voltage, or other symbol. See
information.
CAUTION Indicates a potentially hazardous situation that, if not avoided, could result in minor or moderate injury
and/or damage to equipment.
It may be associated with either a general hazard, high voltage, or risk of explosion symbol. See
for more information.
When applied to software actions, indicates a situation that, if not avoided, could result in loss of data or
a disruption of software operation.
ALERT
Indicates that there is an action that must be performed in order to protect equipment and data or to avoid
software damage and service interruption.
Table 2 for more
Ta bl e 2
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Chapter1 WiFi Advisor Overview
This chapter provides a general description of theWFED-300AC WiFi Advisor. Topics discussed in this chapter include the
following:
• “About the Wireless LAN Analyzer” on page 2
• “Architecture” on page 2
• “About the WiFi Advisor” on page 3
• “About the WiFi Advisor application” on page 9
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About the Wireless LAN Analyzer
The Wireless LAN Analyzer provides a complete, multi-dimensional map of real WiFi performance, highlighting margin and resiliency of WiFi connections at multiple locations within a site (versus a simple signal strength icon). It includes intuitive tools to
quickly optimize and troubleshoot the in-home WiFi network. After the test, it provides valuable performance information to the
end-user to help reduce unnecessary trouble calls and repeats.
Architecture
The system architecture of the Wireless LAN Analyzer solution includes the following:
1 The WiFi Advisor test device. Each WiFi Advisor contains an 802.11 radio, spectrum analyzer, and a network processor.
The device is responsible for performing tests requested by the iOS WiFi Advisor iOS Application.
NOTE:
At least one WFED-300AC test device is required for single-ended troubleshooting; two WFED-300AC test devices are
required for Site Assessment testing.
2 The WiFi Advisor iOS Application. This software runs on an Apple iPad (iPad 2 or newer, with iOS 7.x.x or newer).
The application allows the user to set up WiFi tests, communicates test setups to the WFED-300AC WiFi Advisor test device(s)
over Bluetooth, manages test execution, displays test results, and enables administration of job or work ticket related information.
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About the WiFi Advisor
About the WiFi Advisor
The WiFi Advisor, shown in Figure 1, is a portable WiFi analysis solution that efficiently optimizes and troubleshoots 802.11 WiFi
networks, provides a whole-home view of real WiFi performance / margin, and generates valuable information that can be given
to the end user.
Figure 1 The WiFi Advisor
Features and capabilities
• Flexible
– Battery powered WFED, configurable as Station or AP
– Configurable radio from 802.11b/g to 802.11ac 3x3
– WiFi and Ethernet test interfaces
• WiFi Advisor hardware
– 802.11a/b/g/n/ac, 3x3 (Broadcom 43460 chipset)
– Built-in Spectrum Analyzer
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Power LED
Status LED
Bluetooth LED
Power Button
Bluetooth Button
About the WiFi Advisor
– User configurable as either Test Station or Test AP
– Powerful network processor
– WiFi and Ethernet test interfaces
– Battery powered
Quick tour
This section describes the buttons, indicators, and connectors for the WiFi Advisor WFED-300AC.
Top vi ew
The top view is shown in Figure 2.
Figure 2 WiFi Advisor top view
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About the WiFi Advisor
Power
The power button is the green button on the top of the instrument. Press and hold the button to power up or power down the instrument.
When the unit is powered up, the LED just above the button indicates the battery status.
• Solid green indicates the battery has greater than 10% charge or that the power adapter is plugged in
• Solid red indicates low battery, under 10% charge
• Flashing red indicates the battery is too low to start
• Flashing amber indicates shutting down
• Solid amber indicates the instrument “cannot talk to the battery” so it doesn’t know the charge level
Bluetooth
The Bluetooth button is the blue button on the top of the instrument. Press and hold the button for five seconds to make the WiFi
Advisor ready to pair.
The LED located below the button indicates the Bluetooth status.
• Off indicates that there is no Bluetooth connection or no connection being attempted.
• Slow blinking blue (a short on every few seconds) indicates the instrument is trying to connect over Bluetooth
• Quickly blinking blue (50% blink) indicates pairing mode
• Blinking blue (on but short off every few seconds) indicates the instrument is connected to the iPad but not registered or not
currently in use
• Solid blue indicates the instrument is connected to the iPad and is being used by the iPad
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USB 2.0 device
10/100/1000 Ethernet
USB 2.0 host
About the WiFi Advisor
Status
The Status LED indicates the status of the test.
• Blinking amber indicates a test is in progress at that location
• Solid green indicates the test is complete at that location and the test passed
• Solid red indicates the test is complete at that location and the test failed
Front view
The front view is shown in Figure 3.
Figure 3 WiFi Advisor front view
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USB
There are two USB connectors. They are used to connect host devices to the WiFi Advisor and as an alternative path for firmware
download.
• The standard USB connector is a master/host interface.
• The mini-USB is a device/slave interface.
Ethernet
An RJ-45 connector used to connect to a 10/100/1000 electrical Ethernet network. The two LEDs indicate connection and link
activity.
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Battery charge LED
DC Power input
About the WiFi Advisor
Back view
The back view is shown in Figure 4.
Figure 4 WiFi Advisor back view
DC Power input
The DC Power input, located on the back of the instrument, is used to connect the AC adapter.
Battery charge LED
The LED located next to the power input indicates that the adapter is connected. Red indicates the battery is charging; green indicates fully charged.
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About the WiFi Advisor application
The WiFi Advisor iPad host application communicates with the WiFi Advisor instrument to run tests and manage devices. The
application allows the user to set up WiFi tests, communicates test setups to the WFED-300AC WiFi Advisor test device(s) over
Bluetooth, manages test execution, displays test results, and enables administration of job or work ticket related information.
The icon for the WiFi Advisor is shown in Figure 5. To launch the application, tap the icon.
Figure 5 WiFi Advisor iPad application icon
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The Home screen appears, as shown in Figure 6.
Figure 6 WiFi Advisor application Home screen
The application provides the following functions:
• WiFi Advisor Home – The
– SmartChannel Wizard – A guided optimization of your WiFi Network
– Two-Ended Site Assessment
(Evaluate WiFi performance at critical locations within a site installation) see “Assessing WiFi performance throughout
a site” in Chapter 3 “Testing”.
main application that includes four selections:
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– Single-Ended Troubleshooting
(examine the surrounding 802.11 environment using a single test device) see “WiFi Troubleshooting using a single
ended application” in Chapter 3 “Testing”.
– Device Management
(used to register devices, view device status, and manage firmware updates) see Chapter 2 “Managing Devices”.
To launch an application, either touch the icon or touch the title (for example, touch the magnifying glass or touch “SingleEnded Troubleshooting”).
• Job Manager – For viewing and uploading of completed job files and customer PDF reports. See “Managing jobs” on
page 49.
• Quick Cards – The WiFi Advisor Quick Start Guide and other helpful material.
•Manual – The WiFi Advisor User’s Guide
•Videos – Short videos describing “How-to” test with the WiFi Advisor
• Accessories – WiFi Advisor Accessory Guide
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This chapter describes the Device Management menu which is used to register devices, view device status, and manage firmware updates.
NOTE
The WiFi Advisor iOS application must be installed on your iPad
Topics discussed in this chapter include the following:
• “Connecting a WiFi Advisor for the first time” on page 13
• “Registering and unregistering devices” on page 14
• “Changing the power off delay” on page 15
• “Updating the WiFi Advisor firmware” on page 15
• “Updating the iPad application software” on page 16
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