Access Point User Guide | Performing Pings | | |
Performing Pings
A network node sends a ping packet to a wireless client or AP and waits for a response. Use pings to evaluate signal strength between two stations. The other station can exist on any AP interface. (This ping operates at the MAC level and not at the Internet Control Message Protocol [ICMP] level.
No pings returned or fewer pings returned than sent can indicate a communication problem between the AP and the non-network station.
To ping a station, follow the procedure below.
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Select Show Wireless Clients from the Main Menu.
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Select Regular from the Show Wireless Clients window. The Wireless Clients window generates.
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Press Tab to highlight the MAC address of the station to ping.
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Press the [F1] key to select Ping-[F1] This generates the Packet Ping Setup window.
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Enter the number of Pings (1 to 539), the Packet Length in bytes (1 to 539), and the Packet Data content in hex (0x00 to 0xFF).
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Select Start-[CR] to begin pinging.
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The AP dynamically displays ping packets transmitted and received.