AP Service Tab

The AP Test measures the integrity of the access point connectivity in a production network. Test the network environment, measuring AP connectivity from end-to-end on either a wired or wireless network. This feature is supported on Bridged at AP or Bridged at Controller deployments.

Any combination of tests (referred to as a test suite) can be run on selected access points. Both the test suite and the test run can be saved and reused, and the unique results from each run can be exported in Json format.

To test the AP service:

1. Configure the test suite — Configure the tests to run and the MAC address and IP address of the client traffic. You can specify specific client addresses or test client traffic from default and available addresses.
2. Configure and run the test run — From the Test Run parameters, specify the network environment — you can run tests on either a wired or wireless network. Select the pre-configured test suite, the access points, and the network on which you will run the test.
3. View and analyze the test results — Detailed results are provided for each test. For wireless tests, view results for a specific AP, and analyze RF metrics on radio frequency quality, channel utilization, channel noise, and signal to noise ratio (SNR) levels.

Important

AP service is interrupted when running tests on a wireless network. AP service is not interrupted while running tests on a wired network.