Testing connectivity, Where to go from here – Brocade Mobility 5181 Access Point Product Reference Guide (Supporting software release 4.4.0.0) User Manual
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Basic device configuration
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Testing connectivity
Verify the access point’s link with an Client by sending Wireless Network Management Protocol
(WNMP) ping packets to the associated Client. Use the Echo Test screen to specify a target Client
and configure the parameters of the test. The WNMP ping test only works with Brocade Clients.
Only use a Brocade Client to test access point connectivity using WNMP.
NOTE
Before testing for connectivity, the target Client needs to be set to the same ESSID as the access
point. Since WEP 128 has been configured for the access point, the Client also needs to be
configured for WEP 128 and use the same WEP keys. Ensure the Client is associated with the access
point before testing for connectivity.
To ping a specific Client to assess its connection with an access point:
1. Select Status and Statistics -> Client Stats from the menu tree.
2. Select the Echo Test button from within the Client Stats Summary screen.
3. Define the following parameters for the test.
4. Click the Ping button to begin transmitting packets to the specified Client address.
Refer to the Number of Responses value to assess the number of responses from the Client
versus the number of ping packets transmitted by the access point. Use the ratio of packets
sent versus the number of packets received the link quality between the Client and the access
point.
Click the OK button to exit the Echo Test screen and return to the Client Stats Summary screen.
Where to go from here?
Once basic connectivity has been verified, the Mobility 5181 Access Point can be fully configured to
meet the needs of the network and the users it supports. Refer to the following:
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For detailed information on Mobility 5181 Access Point device access, SNMP settings, network
time, importing/exporting device configurations and device firmware updates, see
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For detailed information on configuring Mobility 5181 Access Point LAN interface (subnet) and
WAN interface see,
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For detailed information on configuring specific encryption and authentication security
schemes for individual Mobility 5181 Access Point WLANs, see
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To view detailed statistics on the Mobility 5181 Access Point and its associated Clients, see
Station Address
The station address is the IP address of the target Client. Refer to the Client
Stats Summary screen for associated Client IP address information.
Number of pings
Defines the number of packets to be transmitted to the Client. The default is
100.
Packet Length
Specifies the length of each packet transmitted to the Client during the test. The
default length is 100 bytes.