Configuration Options
Fig 1. Speed test configuration options
| Option | Description |
|---|---|
| Perform Download Test | Run a download test from server to client. |
| Perform Upload Test | Run an upload test from client to server. |
| Test Type | Application speed (end-to-end throughput) or capacity speed (bandwidth capacity limit). These are entirely different measures. |
| Number of RTT Tests | Number of round-trip time measurements. Uses true TCP trip time (not ping). Multiple measures allow the test to assess trip time variance — a high variance indicates poor connection quality. |
| Test Duration | Duration for download and upload tests in milliseconds. Maximum is 90 seconds (90,000 ms). |
| Test Type (Bandwidth) | Socket or HTTP. Socket tests use raw sockets for the most accurate results, especially over 10 Mbps. HTTP tests work through most firewalls and proxies. If a socket port is blocked, the test falls back to HTTP automatically. |
| Buffer Sizes | Coming soon. |
| No Audit Log | Disables the millisecond-by-millisecond audit log, which can become large on long tests over fast networks. |
| Max Header Size | Maximum HTTP memory to allocate. Applies only to HTTP tests and should not be changed under normal conditions. |