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Diagnostics Perform a speedtest

IX20 User Guide

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Perform a speedtest

To perform a speedtest:

 Command line

1. Select the device in Remote Manager and click Actions> Open Console, or log into the IX20

local command line as a user with full Admin access rights.

Depending on your device configuration, you may be presented with an Access selection

menu. Type admin to accessthe Admin CLI.

2. Use the speedtest command to generate the report:

> speedtest host

where host is the hostname or IPaddressof a speedtest host. For example:

> speedtest speedtest.accns.com

Tx (upload) average: 50.1110 Mbps

Tx latency: 31.45 ms

Rx (download) average: 44.7588 Mbps

Rx latency: 30.05 ms

3. To output the result in json format, use the output parameter:

> speedtest host output json

{"tx_avg": "51.8510", "tx_avg_units": "Mbps", "tx_latency": "31.07",

"tx_latency_units": "ms", "rx_avg": "39.5770", "rx_avg_units": "Mbps",

"rx_latency": "34.19", "rx_latency_units": "ms" }

4. To change the size of the speedtest packet, use the size parameter:

> speedtest host size int

5. By default, the speedtest usesnuttcp for the mode. You can change this to iperf with the mode

parameter:

> speedtest host mode iperf

6. Type exit to exit the Admin CLI.

Depending on your device configuration, you may be presented with an Access selection

menu. Type quit to disconnect from the device.

Generate a support report

To generate and download a support report:

 Web

Digi IX20 User Manual

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