Wifiperf professional how to#

Stream a video from a local server using Plex on a local wired desktop and VLC streamer on the iPad tablet. Will it be a teaching application, a video, a medical application, etc…? Identify the applications you will test with.Īgain, this should mimic the real world as much as possible. An iPad will generally use up to 3x the amount of air time than a laptop with a three stream (3x3) chipset.Ģ. Single stream (1x1) devices will take up more air time than dual or three stream devices will to do the same thing. Keep in mind that the type of devices you use for testing will impact air time utilization of the network. Then stay consistent and use the same device mix across the solutions during the evaluation. Here is what a demographic for a wireless network might look like 50% laptops (802.11n 2x2), 25% tablets (802.11n 1x1), 25% mobile phones (802.11n 1x1). Choose a demographic of what the environment will most likely be and test with that. Each type of device has performance characteristics that impact the performance of the wireless network. This should mimic what you expect the users to be using as close as possible. Establish which devices you will test with. *note: these suggestions are made for those with limited budgets who lack the lab environments or high end enterprise testing software to do detailed, in depth spectrum analysis, packet analysis and capacity loading of wireless network solutions.ġ.

Wifiperf professional how to#

With that in mind here are some suggestions for how to properly evaluate a wireless solution that you would want to deploy in your school or business. I also know that my evaluation is only as good as the criteria I have set forth to measure it with and the process by which I will conduct the evaluation. However, I know how to distinguish between abnormal (pronounced Abbey Normal) and normal when conducting a product evaluation. My lineage is made up of mostly civil servants, teachers and some mechanical engineers. I don’t come from a long line of distinguished scientists or researchers like the Frankenstein’s (pronounced Fronk N Steen).