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This guide presents the commands required to install the WTS in a Debian-based distribution (Debian, Ubuntu, etc.). Other distributions may also be considered by adjusting the following commands appropriately.

1. Prerequisites

Before installing the WiFiMon Test Server (WTS), you will need the following:

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In the sequel, we assume that an FQDN (WTS_FQDN) was selected.

2. WiFiMon Test Server (WTS) Installation

In the following, we detail the steps that are required to install the WiFiMon Test Server (WTS). Our installation was tested in Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. Notably, WiFiMon currently uses the Apache2 web server. However, readers could adjust the following setup to their preferred web server.

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A single modification is required in file "wifimon/js/nettest/nettest-swfobject.js". The variable "NetTest.FlashPath" should be configured to match the FQDN of the WiFiMon Test Server, i.e. WTS_FQDN.

3. Embed Scripts in your Website



The following paragraphs show the lines that should be included in the HTML code of the frequently-visited websites for each testtool. The FQDN of the WiFiMon Test Server (WTS) is denoted as WTS_FQDN, the FQDN of the WiFiMon Analysis Server (WAS) is denoted as WAS_FQDN and the name of the utilized testtool should be included in the testtool attribute.


3.1:  Measurements test tools



Example pages for each test tool are available in the "measurements" folder of the "wifimon" directory that was downloaded in the previous section.

3.1.1: NetTest

NetTest measurements require embedding the following lines of code in your website:

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<html>
<head>
   <script type="text/javascript" src="https://WTS_FQDN/wifimon/js/nettest/jquery-3.6.01.min.js"></script>
   <script type="text/javascript" src="https://WTS_FQDN/wifimon/js/nettest/nettest-swfobject.js"></script>
   <script type="text/javascript" src="https://www.google.com/jsapi"></script>
   <script type="text/javascript" id="settings" hostingWebsite="https" agentIp="WAS_FQDN" agentPort="443" testtool="NetTest" testServerLocation="LOCATION" imagesLocation="https://WTS_FQDN/wifimon/images/" cookieTimeInMinutes="0.01"
            src="https://WTS_FQDN/wifimon/js/nettest/runtests.js" defer></script>
<!--meta http-equiv="refresh" content="30" -->
</head>
</html>

  • agentIP (required): Replace "WAS_FQDN" with the IP address (or domain name) of the WiFiMon Analysis Server.
  • Replace "WTS_FQDN" with the IP address (or domain name) of the WiFiMon Test Server.
  • imagesLocation (required): Public link to the folder where the images are downloaded to perform the NetTest measurements.
  • testtool (required): With this attribute, you specify a name for the testtool. WiFiMon Analysis Server relies on the value of this attribute to visualize measurements. The following assumptions are made: (i) for websites visited by WiFiMon Software Probes the value of the testtool attribute should be specified as "NetTest", while (ii) for websites visited by WiFiMon Hardware Probes the testtool attribute should be specified as "NetTest-x" where x is the number assigned to a particular WiFiMon Hardware Probe. Note that you must use separate websites for WiFiMon Software Probes and WiFiMon Hardware Probes.
  • testServerLocation (optional): This attribute specifies the location (or name) of the WiFiMon Test Server within the monitored network.
  • cookieTimeInMinutes (optional): Duration time (in minutes) to set the cookie in order to prevent repeated measurements and overload the WiFiMon Analysis Server. If empty, "1.5" is assumed, i.e. 90 seconds.
  • If your website already included the jquery.min.js, you have to delete the first line.
  • It is assumed that these lines are embedded in pages supporting HTTPS.

NOTE: Except for the 4th bullet, the rest of the bullets apply for both subsections 2.2 and 2.3. Thus, they will not be included in the following subsections.

3.1.2: Boomerang

Triggering boomerang measurements requires embedding the following lines of code in your website:
boomerang.html

<html>
<head>
       <script type="text/javascript" src="https://WTS_FQDN/wifimon/js/boomerang/jquery-3.6.01.min.js"></script>
       <script type="text/javascript" src="https://www.google.com/jsapi"></script>
       <script src="https://WTS_FQDN/wifimon/js/boomerang/boomerang.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
       <script src="https://WTS_FQDN/wifimon/js/boomerang/bw.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
       <script src="https://WTS_FQDN/wifimon/js/boomerang/rt.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
       <script type="text/javascript" id="settings" hostingWebsite="https" agentIp="WAS_FQDN" agentPort="443" testtool="boomerang" testServerLocation="LOCATION" imagesLocation="https://WTS_FQDN/wifimon/images/" cookieTimeInMinutes=""
                   src="https://WTS_FQDN/wifimon/js/boomerang/boomerang-trigger.js" defer></script>
</head>
</html>

  • testtool (required): With this attribute, you specify a name for the testtool. WiFiMon Analysis Server relies on the value of this attribute to visualize measurements. The following assumptions are made: (i) for websites visited by WiFiMon Software Probes the value of the testtool attribute should be specified as "boomerang", while (ii) for websites visited by WiFiMon Hardware Probes the testtool attribute should be specified as "boomerang-x" where x is the number assigned to a particular WiFiMon Hardware Probe. Note that you must use separate websites for WiFiMon Software Probes and WiFiMon Hardware Probes.

3.1.3: LibreSpeed Speedtest

Speedtest requires two steps.

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<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<title>Speed worker</title>
    <script type="text/javascript" src="jquery-3.6.01.min.js"></script>
    <script type="text/javascript" src="https://www.google.com/jsapi"></script>
    <script type="text/javascript" id="settings" hostingWebsite="https" agentIp="WAS_FQDN" agentPort="443" testtool="speedtest" testServerLocation="LOCATION" cookieTimeInMinutes="0.01"
         src="speedworker-post.js"></script>
</head>
</html>

  • testtool (required): With this attribute, you specify a name for the testtool. WiFiMon Analysis Server relies on the value of this attribute to visualize measurements. The following assumptions are made: (i) for websites visited by WiFiMon Software Probes the value of the testtool attribute should be specified as "speedtest", while (ii) for websites visited by WiFiMon Hardware Probes the testtool attribute should be specified as "speedtest-x" where x is the number assigned to a particular WiFiMon Hardware Probe. Note that you must use separate websites for WiFiMon Software Probes and WiFiMon Hardware Probes.

3.2: Combining Measurements in the Same Page

Including all three types of testtools (NetTest, Akamai Boomerang, LibreSpeed Speedtest) in your measurements requires injecting the following HTML lines in the "head" section of the website that is monitored by WiFiMon:

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