Signal Analyser

The CSL Signal Analyser is a portable, battery operated device for monitoring Cellular and Wi-Fi signal strength.

Warnings:

This product should only be charged with the supplied charger. Use of an incorrect charger may result in unintended consequences.

This product is compliant with Class A EMC requirements. Operation of this device in a residential environment could cause radio interference.

Instructions For Safe Use:

Do not expose the device to water or any other liquid. Liquids may cause a short circuit and damage to the device.

The provided stylus should be used to input on the device. Excessive pressure to the device could crack the device and may also injure the user.

The device should not be used while driving a car or other motor vehicle.

This section provides basic information to enable you to set up your Signal Analyser quickly.

AERIAL

Connect the aerial on top of the device.

POWERING UP YOUR DEVICE

1. Make sure the battery is fully charged using the Micro USB port on the bottom of the device (this typically takes 2 hours). The device will not operate correctly for surveys or monitoring while a USB is connected.

2. Once power is connected the device will turn on.

FITTING A SIM

A SIM is only required when using Monitor Mode and not when performing single or multiple network surveys

1. Ensure your device is powered down and insert the SIM into the SIM slot on the bottom right hand side of your Signal Analyser. To remove the SIM, use a pen to depress before detaching. When a SIM is inserted a SIM Icon will be displayed in the top left hand corner of the screen

2. Place the SIM inside the carrier and push this into the SIM slot on the bottom right-hand side of your Signal Analyser. To release use a pen to depress the SIM carrier and then detach

HELP TEXT

1. Press and hold (for 3 seconds) the icon you would like explaining. A pop-up box will then show the description

2. To close the pop-up box press the X in the top right-hand corner

Figure 2 – Help Text

MULTI NETWORK SURVEY

1 – Select the Cellular icon on the home screen  .

2 – Select the Multi Network icon  .

3 – Choose either 2G, 3G, 4G or all technologies (for the 2G variant the technology will be limited to 2G only).

4 – Select the Start icon    for the survey to begin. If you wish to name the survey before you start select the Name Survey icon , name your survey    and press Go   .

5 – A Survey Progress bar will then display the status of your survey. The survey should take 2-3 minutes.

6 – Once the survey has been completed the results will be available.

SINGLE NETWORK SURVEY

1 – Select the Cellular icon on the home screen  .

2 – Now select Single Network icon  .

3 – Choose either 2G, 3G, 4G or all technologies (for the 2G variant the technology will be limited to 2G only).

4 – Select the required network (if you can’t see your preferred network press refresh so that the unit locates all available networks in the area). You can also select Any Network option which allows the radio module to decide which is best for your location.

5 – Select the Start icon    for the survey to begin. If you wish to name the survey before you start select the Name Survey Icon, name your survey   and press Go   .

6 – A survey progress bar will then display showing the progress of the survey. The survey should take 2-3 minutes.

7 – Once the survey has been completed the results will be available.

TOP NETWORKS

Shows the highest signal strength readings for each available network in your location; up to 5 networks will be displayed (if available). Press the right arrow to enter the Best Cells section.

BEST CELLS

Shows the highest signal strength readings across all technologies and networks in your location; up to 5 cells will be displayed (if available). Press the right arrow to enter the Cell Properties section.

CELL PROPERTIES

Shows basic information for each cell. To view advanced information press the screen in the appropriate area. See below for more information. If further results are available use the down arrow to view these.

ADVANCED CELL PROPERTIES

Figure 3 – Cell Properties

Figure 4 – Advanced Cell Properties

WI-FI SURVEY

1 – Select the Wi-Fi icon on the home screen 

2 – Select the Start icon    for the survey to begin. If you wish to name the survey before you start select the Name Survey Icon , name your survey, and press Go 

3 – A survey progress bar will then display, showing the progress of the survey. The survey should take 5-10 seconds

4 – Once the survey has been completed the results will be available

TOP SSID

Shows the highest signal strength readings for each available SSID in your location and the number of Access Points (APs); up to 5 networks will be displayed (if available). Press the right arrow to enter the Best Access Points section.

BEST ACCESS POINTS

Shows the Best Access Points for your location and the channel number. Press the right arrow to enter the Access Point section.

ACCESS POINT PROPERTIES

Shows basic information for each SSID. To view advanced information, press the screen in the appropriate area. See below for more information. If further results are available use the down arrow to view these.

1 – If you are performing Monitor Mode, ensure a SIM card is inserted as per the ‘FITTING A SIM’ section. The SIM card used must be the technology required or higher e.g. 4G is capable of performing Monitor Mode for 4G, 3G, and 2G. The SIM does not need to be for the same network provider you wish to monitor.

2 – Select the Monitor Mode icon  .

3 – Select the Single Network icon  .

4 – Choose either 2G, 3G or 4G or any network (for the 2G variant the technology will be limited to 2G only).

5 – Select the required network (to ensure all available networks are displayed press refresh).

6 – Live Monitor Mode will now run.

Figure 5 – Monitor Mode

MONITOR MODE SNAPSHOT

1 – Ensure Monitor Mode is running

2 – Press the Snapshot icon 

3 – The rename survey option will automatically display, name the survey then press Go   to save. A file will now be created, but can only be viewed in a table format on your laptop/PC (you will not see a graph).

1 – Select the Monitor Mode icon

2 – Select the Wi-Fi icon 

3 – Choose either SSID, Channel, MAC, Connect

SSID

Live Monitor Mode will run on a specific SSID

1 – Select the SSID icon

2 – Choose the SSID you wish to monitor (to ensure all available SSIDs are displayed press refresh)

3 – Live Monitor Mode will now run

CHANNEL

Live Monitor Mode will run on a specific channel

1 – Select Channel icon 

2 – Choose the channel you wish to monitor

3 – Live Monitor Mode will now run a list of Access Points (APs) per channel which will be displayed via a table. Push any channel with APs present to view the SSIDs and signal strengths (in dBm)

MAC

Live Monitor Mode will run on a specific MAC address

1 – Select MAC icon

2 – Select the MAC address you wish to monitor

3 – Live Monitor Mode will now run

CONNECT

Connect to a specific SSID and run live Monitor Mode

1 – Select the connect icon   and it will constantly signal Google to provide you with ping times in ms

2 – Select the SSID you wish to connect to

3 – Enter the password for the SSID you have selected

4 – Live Monitor Mode will now run

SAVE RESULTS

1 – Ensure Monitor Mode is running

2 – Press the Save Results icon 

3 – The Rename Survey option will automatically display, name the survey then press Go   to save. A file will now be created, but can only be viewed in a table format on your laptop/PC (you will not see a graph)

Figure 6 – Wi-Fi monitor when SSID, MAC and Connect options are selected

Figure 7 – Wi-Fi monitor when the Channel option is selected

Viewing Saved Files

1 – Select the Saved Results icon . Results will be shown in descending order by time.

2 – Then select either the Multi Cellular icon   or Wi-Fi . Results will be shown in descending order by time.

3 – Select the file you wish to view. Results will now be shown in the same format as per the ‘RESULTS’ section.

Deleting Saved Files

1 – Select and hold the file you wish to delete. A Delete icon   will now show in the top right hand corner.

2 – Press delete. This file has now been deleted.

Downloading Saved Files

1 – Ensure the Signal Analyser is switched on.

2 – Connect the Signal Analyser via a USB lead to your PC/Laptop.

3 – Once connected click on Start then select Computer. The Signal Analyser files will be shown under devices with removable storage.

4 – Select Analyser.

5 – Select the applicable folder (Cellular Snapshot, Cellular Survey, Wi-Fi Snapshop and Wi-Fi Survey) and your results will be displayed as a list of CSV files.

6 – These files can now be copied to a folder or displayed using a CSV file editor.

Enter the settings menu