Simulating network conditions
The BlackBerry Smartphone Simulator
can simulate various states of network coverage, from a strong signal to a very weak signal. The BlackBerry Smartphone Simulator
can also simulate a loss of network coverage.
Add a network
- On the Simulate menu, click Network Properties.
- Click Add.
- Type the network properties in the dialog.
- Click OK.
Set the network signal strength
- On the Simulate menu, click Network Properties.
- Select the network you want to simulate from the Networks list.
- Select or clear the In coverage check box.
- Move the Signal strength (RSSI) slide bar to set a value. The signal strength can be between -120 dBm and -40dBm.
Specify the rescan interval for a
Wi-Fi network connection
You can specify how often the
BlackBerry Smartphone Simulator scans for
Wi-Fi networks. The default interval is five seconds.
The range is 5 to 500 seconds.
Before you begin:
Install the
BlackBerry Smartphone Simulator 2.12 or later
for a
BlackBerry device that supports
Wi-Fi connections.
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On the
Simulate menu, click
Network Properties.
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In the
Available Network Properties section, click a
Wi-Fi network.
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In the
Global Network Properties section, move the
slide bar to the interval that you want.
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Click
Close.
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