WiFi Testing Guide - Provisioning & Connectivity

WiFi testing requires a WiFi Adapter - a USB WiFi dongle that the test PC uses to monitor the wireless network and validate device connectivity. The device under test connects to a real access point in your lab environment. TestBot's WiFi Adapter supports IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac.

TestBot's WiFi Agent validates the outcome of the provisioning flow - that the device is connected with correct credentials. The provisioning method (SoftAP portal, BLE provisioning, push-button WPS) typically involves the Web Browser Agent or Mobile App Agent to drive the configuration interface. Combine these agents in the same TestBot sequence for end-to-end provisioning testing.

The WiFi Agent monitors the device's WiFi connection state. To test reconnection: disconnect the AP (using network infrastructure control or by configuring the test AP to drop the association), monitor reconnection timing, and assert reconnection completes within the specified timeout. Combined with a cloud endpoint check (Webserver Agent), you can validate full service restoration after reconnection.

The WiFi Agent can initiate and monitor data transfers over the WiFi connection and measure throughput. For streaming devices, throughput validation ensures the connection meets the minimum data rate required for the application (e.g. 2 Mbit/s for HD video streaming, 100 kbit/s for sensor telemetry).