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Monitoring Statistics

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3.

Refer to the

Total AP RF Traffic

field to view throughput information for the AP-5131 and

WLAN.

4.

Click the

Clear RF Stats

button to reset each of the data collection counters to zero in order

to begin new data collections.

5.

Click the

Logout

button to securely exit the AP-5131 Symbol Access Point applet. A prompt

displays confirming the logout before the applet is closed.

7.3.1 Viewing WLAN Statistics

Use the

WLAN Stats

screen to view detailed statistics for individual WLANs.The WLAN Stats

screen is separated into four fields; Information, Traffic, RF Status, and Errors. The

Information

field

displays basic information such as number of associated Mobile Units, ESSID and security

Retries

Displays the average number of retries per packet. An excessive
number could indicate possible network or hardware problems.

Clear All WLAN Stats Click this button to reset each of the data collection counters to

zero in order to begin new data collections.
Do not clear the WLAN stats if currently in an important data
gathering activity or risk losing all data calculations to that point.

Total pkts per second

Displays the average number of RF packets sent per second across
all active WLANs on the

AP-5131

. The number in black represents

packets for the last 30 seconds and the number in blue represents
total pkts per second for the last hour.

Total bits per second

Displays the average bits sent per second across all active WLANs
on the AP.-5131 The number in black displays this statistic for the
last 30 seconds and the number in blue displays this statistic for
the last hour.

Total associated MUs Displays the current number of MUs associated with the active

WLANs on the

AP-5131

. If the number is excessive, reduce the

maximum number of MUs that can associate with the

AP-5131

, for

more information, see

Creating/Editing Individual WLANs on page

5-24

.

Clear all RF Stats

Click the

Clear all RF Stats

button to reset statistic counters for

each WLAN, and the Total AP RF totals to 0. Do not clear RF stats
if currently in an important data gathering activity or risk losing all
data calculations to that point.

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