Extreme Networks ALTITUDE 4700 - Manual (Page 47)

Altitude 4700 Series Access Point Installation Guide 47
1 Select Status and Statistics - > MU Stats from the menu tree.
2 Select the Echo Test button from within the MU Stats Summary screen.
3 Define the following ping test parameters:
4 Click the Ping button to begin transmitting ping packets to the MU address
specified.
Refer to the Number of Responses value to assess the number of responses from the
target MU versus the number of pings transmitted by the access point. Use the ratio
of packets sent versus packets received to assess the link quality between MU and
the access point.
Click the Ok button to exit the Echo Test screen and return to the MU Stats
Summary screen.
With basic access point and associated MU connectivity verified, the access point is
now ready to operate as defined within this guide or have its more advanced
features configured.
Where to Go From Here?
Once basic connectivity has been verified, the access point can be fully configured to
meet the needs of the network and the users it supports. The sections referenced below
are located within the Altitude 4700 Series Access Point Product Reference Guide
available at
http://www.extremenetworks.com/go/documentation .
● See Chapter 4 for more information on how to define System Settings (beyond the
scope of the Quick Setup screen), configure access point device access, set SNMP
values, log system events, set the access point system time and import device
firmware and configuration files.
● See Chapter 5 for information on configuring the access point LAN and WAN ports,
define up to 16 individual WLANs and their QoS policies and configure access point
router settings.
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 ping
Specify the number of ping packets to transmit to the
target MU. The default is 100.
Packet Length
Specify the length of each data packet transmitted to the
target MU during the ping test. The default is 100 bytes.