The Network Health page allows
users to test LAN, WAN and connectivity to application servers with ease. .
APs will emulate as virtual clients and
perform the end-to-end connectivity tests (such as EAP, RADIUS, DHCP, DNS, ping, and
traceroute) thereby connecting to a Wi-Fi network and the internet thereafter. It also
performs speed tests to determine the quality of the connection. This feature therefore
offers a comprehensive, end-to-end testing mechanism for users. You can create tests and
customize them based on your network requirements. For example, you can create a test to
determine network connectivity for a subset of APs within your network. There is no
limitation on the number of APs selected to perform these tests. APs continue to serve
actual clients while performing these tests. It is important to note that these tests
generate test traffic over the wired interface. Mesh APs cannot participate in Network
Health tests.
Follow these steps to create a test:
From the navigation bar, click
Network
Health.
The Network
Health page is displayed containing information about the test
created earlier such as the test name, number of APs tested, last run time, test
results and so on. It also displays the total number of tests created, number of
tests that passed and failed, and those that are pending and yet to be run on
the network.Network Health
Page
Name: Displays the name
of the test
Type: Select from options such as
On-Demand, Daily, Weekly, Monthly. Selecting Daily presents an option to
choose the time of the day to run the test. Selecting Weekly presents
options to select the day of the week and time for the test while
selecting Monthly presents options to select the date of the month and
time to run the test.
APs: Displays the number
of APs in the zone
Run: Click to run the
test
Last Run: Displays the
timestamp of the last test run on the AP
APs Under Test: Displays
the number of APs that have been tested
Last Result: Displays
test success as a percentage. For example, if all the APs within the
zone passed the test criteria, then 100% success
is displayed as the result. If the test is ongoing, then the status "In
progress" is displayed. For example, "In progress...(2 of
16APs tested)"
Click to view the test
results.
Click Create Test.
The Create Test page
is displayed. Creating a Test
Enter a name for the test
Click Next. The AP selection page is displayed.
Select the APs you want to
include to the test from the network.
Click Next. The
Settings page is displayed.
Configure the following
options:
WLAN: Select the WLAN
Authentication Type: after the WLAN is created,
RUCKUS Analytics automatically selects the authentication method.
However, you can still manually select the method as necessary.
Radio Band: Select the
radio frequency that you want to test the APs at - options include 2.4
GHz, 5GHz or both these frequencies
Username: Enter the
username. Some authentication methods such as OpenAuth and WPA2-Personal
do not demand entry of login credentials but others such as WISPr and
Web Authentication would require you to enter your login credentials.
For some authentication methods such as Guest Access,
the username is already populated requiring only password entry.
Password: Enter the
password
DNS: Select one of the
options - Default or Custom to assign
IP address to APs
Ping Destination Address: Enter the IP
address (internal or external) or URL of the ping destination
Traceroute Destination Address: Enter the
IP address or URL of the traceroute destination
Click Save to save the test configuration.
After the test is created, its is displayed
in the Network Health page.
You can click Run to run the test
to determine the network connectivity. After you run the test, results of the test
are displayed under Last
Result. Click the Clone, Edit and Delete icons
respectively to clone the test, edit test configuration options and to delete it
(). You can only edit the test
that you create.
to view the test
results.
). You can only edit the test
that you create.