Wlan L1 Test 09 - Attempt a connection to a non-existent network

This automated test creates a wireless profile for a network that does not exist and tries to connect to the non-existent network.

Test details

Associated requirements

Device.Network.WLAN.Base.MeetScanAndConnReq Device.Network.WLAN.CSBBase.MeetScanAndConnReq

See the device hardware requirements.

Platforms

Windows 7 (x64) Windows 7 (x86) Windows RT (ARM-based) Windows 8 (x64) Windows 8 (x86) Windows RT 8.1 Windows 8.1 x64 Windows 8.1 x86

Expected run time

~2 minutes

Categories

Basic Certification

Type

Automated

 

Running the test

Before you run the test, complete the test setup as described in the test requirements: Wireless LAN (802.11) Testing Prerequisites.

This test will do the following:

  • Create a wireless profile for a network that does not exist.

  • Instruct the wireless service to connect to the created profile The device/driver is expected to quickly fail since the network is not visible.

  • If the connection start event is not seen within ten seconds, the test will fail.

  • If the associating message is not seen within eight seconds of connection start, the test will fail.

  • If the connection failure message is not seen within eight seconds of associating, the test will fail.

Troubleshooting

For troubleshooting information, see Troubleshooting Wireless LAN (802.11) Tests.

 

 

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