Optional Parameters for Each Test

The AP Test Service supports tests that provide insight into network connectivity. This topic outlines the supported parameters for each test.
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AP Service tests from the Test Suite tab
Example of AP Service tests configured on the Test Suite tab.

Ping Command Options

The Ping command is issued from the emulated wired client inside the access point or Probe AP to the specified target. The target can be a server IP address or a hostname.
Table 1. Supported Ping Command Options
Option Description
-c CNT Send only a specific packet count.
-s SIZE Send SIZE data bytes in packets (default:56)
-i SECS The number of seconds between pings.
-W SEC Number of seconds to wait for the first response after all -c CNT packets are sent (default:10)
-w SEC Number of seconds until ping exits (default:infinite) Ping can exit earlier with -c CNT option.
-q Quiet, only displays output at start and when finished

Traceroute

The traceroute command is issued from the emulated wired client inside the access point or Probe AP to the specified target. The target can be a server IP address or a hostname.
Table 2. Supported Traceroute Command Options
Option Description
-F Set the do not fragment bit
-I Use ICMP ECHO instead of UDP datagrams
-l Display the TTL value of the returned packet
-d Set SO_DEBUG options to socket
-n Print numeric addresses
-r Bypass routing tables, send directly to HOST
-v Verbose
-m Max time-to-live (maximum number of hops)
-t Type-of-service in probe packets (default 0)
-w Time in seconds to wait for a response (default 3)
-g Loose source route gateway (8 max)

iperf3 Throughput

A test script initiates iperf3 sessions between the AP iperf3 client and the designated iperf3 server. Data can be configured to flow in both directions — from the AP to the server or from the server to the AP. All iperf3 command options are supported.

The iperf3 Throughput test indicates the minimum guaranteed AP throughput. To run a stress test on network devices and servers, run iperf3 Throughput in parallel on a large number of APs.

For command help, issue the following:
iperf3 [-h|--help] [-v|--version]

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