Performance Test Examples

Test Preparation

Test environment

• Configure an AP to work in cloud mode, enable the cloud management controller to manage the AP, and ensure that the AP uses the recommended version and patch.
• Configure a basic SSID to ensure that terminals can access the Internet through the SSID.
• Configure connectivity of the wired network to ensure that the target bandwidth is available between the access switch and the Internet. The wireless test speed is about 70% of the wired test speed.
• In a performance test, interference on the air interface should be as little as possible. Use an air interface scanning tool to select a channel with less interference for the test. Ensure that the channel utilization is lower than 5% during the test.
• Keep the test terminal (for example, a laptop) close to the AP. Place the AP vertically, facing the terminal in front. The distance between the AP and terminal ranges from 20 cm to 100 cm, ensuring an RSSI of about –35 dBm for the terminal.

Test terminal

• Use a mainstream mobile phone that supports the Wi-Fi 6 protocol, such as Apple's or Huawei's mobile phone, as the test terminal.
• Download a mainstream test app, such as SpeedTest or Petal Speed.
• Shut down unnecessary processes and associate the terminal with signals other than the configured basic SSID for pretest.

Key Configuration

1. Create a test SSID.

   Choose Provision > Physical Network > Site Configuration. Find the corresponding site of the test AP. Access the AP-Wi-Fi tab page, create a test SSID and retain its default settings to ensure that the signal can be broadcast properly.

2. Modify basic radio parameters.

   Access the Radio tab page, select a test AP and configure its 5 GHz radio. Set Frequency bandwidth to 80MHz or 160MHz, disable Automatic channel selection and Automatic power selection, and set Transmit power to 127 (maximum transmit power).

   Disable the 2.4 GHz radio to prevent the terminal from associating with the 2.4 GHz radio by mistake.

3. Modify advanced radio parameters. Enable A-MSDU and set Maximum subframe count to 3.

4. Modify general radio parameters. Disable RTS-CTS mode and set RTS-CTS threshold to 2347.

5. Modify general radio parameters. Disable Smart roaming.

Test Method (Speedtest App)

1. Check the 5 GHz channel utilization of the AP.

   Choose Monitoring > Overview > Device 360. Access the Radio tab page and check the 5 GHz channel utilization of the AP. Ensure that the channel utilization is lower than 5%. If the channel utilization is higher than 5%, you need to eliminate the interference.

2. Enable the location service on the mobile phone and connect the mobile phone to the SSID to be tested at a place 20–100 cm away from the AP. Ensure that no obstacle exists between the mobile phone and AP.
3. Start the Speedtest app and touch Change Test Server. On the screen that is displayed, touch Select automatically to automatically select the optimal server, and repeat the test for multiple times.

4. Touch Change Test Server, select the nearest server, and repeat the test for multiple times.

Test Method (Petal Speed App)

1. Check the 5 GHz channel utilization of the AP.

   Choose Monitoring > Overview > Device 360. Access the Radio tab page and check the 5 GHz channel utilization of the AP. Ensure that the channel utilization is lower than 5%. If the channel utilization is higher than 5%, you need to eliminate the interference.

2. Enable the location service on the mobile phone and connect the mobile phone to the SSID to be tested at a place 20–100 cm away from the AP. Ensure that no obstacle exists between the mobile phone and AP.
3. Start the Petal Speed app. Touch Change server. On the screen that is displayed, touch Use recommended server, and repeat the test for multiple times.

4. Touch Change server, select the nearest server, and repeat the test for multiple times.

Test Preparation

Test environment

• Configure a Fit AP to go online on a WAC, and ensure that the AP and WAC use the recommended versions and patches.
• Configure a basic SSID to ensure that terminals can access the Internet through the SSID.
• Configure connectivity of the wired network to ensure that the target bandwidth is available between the access switch and the Internet. The wireless test speed is about 70% of the wired test speed.
• In a performance test, interference on the air interface should be as little as possible. Use an air interface scanning tool to select a channel with less interference for the test. Ensure that the channel utilization is lower than 5% during the test.
• Keep the test terminal (for example, a laptop) close to the AP. Place the AP vertically, facing the terminal in front. The distance between the AP and terminal ranges from 20 cm to 100 cm, ensuring an RSSI of about –35 dBm for the terminal.

Key Configuration

1. Configure the AP to go online, create a test SSID, and ensure that the signal can be broadcast properly.
2. Create an RRM profile and disable air interface configurations such as smart roaming.

   rrm-profile name best
     smart-roam disable
     smart-roam quick-kickoff-threshold disable
     sta-load-balance dynamic disable
     multimedia-air-optimize disable
     bss-color disable
     spatial-reuse disable

3. Create an air scan profile and disable the scanning function.

   air-scan-profile name best
    scan-disable

4. Create a 5 GHz radio profile. Bind the RRM profile and air scan profile to the 5 GHz radio profile. Disable the RTS-CTS mode, enable A-MSDU, and disable the smart antenna.

   radio-5g-profile name best
     rrm-profile best
     rts-cts-threshold 2347
     rts-cts-mode disable
     a-msdu enable
     vht a-msdu max-frame-num 3
     air-scan-profile best
     smart-antenna disable

5. Create a traffic profile and disable dynamic rate limiting. Perform this operation for Wi-Fi 5 series APs and the AP7060DN.

   traffic-profile name best
     rate-limit client dynamic disable

6. Create a VAP profile, bind the traffic profile to the VAP profile, and disable the band steering and dynamic flow inspection (DFI) functions.

   vap-profile name best
     service-vlan vlan-id vlan-id
     ssid-profile best
     security-profile security-profile
     traffic-profile best
     band-steer disable
     dynamic flow inspection disable

7. Bind the VAP profile and 5 GHz radio profile to the AP radio.

   ap-id xx
     radio 1
       radio-5g-profile best
       vap-profile best

8. Modify basic radio parameters. Disable the 2.4 GHz radio to prevent the terminal from associating with the 2.4 GHz radio by mistake. Set the bandwidth of the 5 GHz radio to 160 MHz, select a channel with less interference, and disable the dynamic channel assignment (DCA) and transmit power control (TPC) functions.

   ap-id xx
     radio 0
       radio disable
     radio 1
       channel 160Mhz 36
       calibrate auto-channel-select disable
       calibrate auto-txpower-select disable

Test Method (Speedtest App)

1. Check the 5 GHz channel utilization of the AP. Ensure that the channel utilization is lower than 5%. If the channel utilization is higher than 5%, you need to eliminate the interference.
   1. Run the display ap all command to check the AP ID.
   2. Run the display radio ap-id ap-id command to check the channel utilization of the AP.

2. Enable the location service on the mobile phone and connect the mobile phone to the SSID to be tested at a place 20–100 cm away from the AP. Ensure that no obstacle exists between the mobile phone and AP.
3. Run the display station all command to check the radio with which the mobile phone associated. Ensure that the mobile phone is associated with the 5 GHz radio.
4. Start the Speedtest app and touch Change Test Server. On the screen that is displayed, touch Select automatically to automatically select the optimal server, and repeat the test for multiple times.

5. Touch Change Test Server, select the nearest server, and repeat the test for multiple times.

Test Method (Petal Speed App)

1. Check the 5 GHz channel utilization of the AP. Ensure that the channel utilization is lower than 5%. If the channel utilization is higher than 5%, you need to eliminate the interference.
   1. Run the display ap all command to check the AP ID.
   2. Run the display radio ap-id ap-id command to check the channel utilization of the AP.

2. Enable the location service on the mobile phone and connect the mobile phone to the SSID to be tested at a place 20–100 cm away from the AP. Ensure that no obstacle exists between the mobile phone and AP.
3. Run the display station all command to check the radio with which the mobile phone associated. Ensure that the mobile phone is associated with the 5 GHz radio.
4. Start the Petal Speed app. Touch Change server. On the screen that is displayed, touch Use recommended server, and repeat the test for multiple times.

5. Touch Change server, select the nearest server, and repeat the test for multiple times.