Affirmative 7370 Mode D'Emploi
Using Active Mode
Follow the steps below to activate the site survey active mode and obtain current information about
your client adapter's ability to transmit and receive RF packets.
1. From the Survey tab, click the Setup button. The Active Mode Setup screen appears.
your client adapter's ability to transmit and receive RF packets.
1. From the Survey tab, click the Setup button. The Active Mode Setup screen appears.
2. Table 6 lists and describes the parameters that affect the site survey. Follow the instructions in the
table to set any parameters.
Table 6. ACU Survey Active Mode Setup Parameters
Parameter Description
Destination
MAC Address
MAC Address
The MAC address of the access point that will be used in the test.
Default: The MAC address of the access point to which your client adapter is
associated
Note During the test, the client adapter will not roam to other access points so
that the size of a single cell can be determined.
Default: The MAC address of the access point to which your client adapter is
associated
Note During the test, the client adapter will not roam to other access points so
that the size of a single cell can be determined.
Destination Is
Another Cisco
Aironet Device
Another Cisco
Aironet Device
Selecting this checkbox indicates that the device you named in the Destination
MAC Address field is a Cisco Aironet access. In this case, packets sent to the
client from the Cisco Aironet device contain additional information, such as
lost to source, lost to target, and percent retries, and this information is
displayed in the Survey tab.
If the device specified in the Destination MAC Address field is not a Cisco
Aironet device, do not select this checkbox. In this case, the test sends out
loopback packets, which originate from and return to the client adapter.
Default: Selected
MAC Address field is a Cisco Aironet access. In this case, packets sent to the
client from the Cisco Aironet device contain additional information, such as
lost to source, lost to target, and percent retries, and this information is
displayed in the Survey tab.
If the device specified in the Destination MAC Address field is not a Cisco
Aironet device, do not select this checkbox. In this case, the test sends out
loopback packets, which originate from and return to the client adapter.
Default: Selected
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