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Monitoring Statistics

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7.6 Viewing the Mesh Statistics Summary

The AP-5131 has the capability of detecting and displaying the properties of other access points in
mesh network (either base bridges or client bridges) mode. This information is used to create a list of
known wireless bridges.

To view detected mesh network statistics:

1.

Select

Status and Statistics

->

Mesh Stats

from the AP-5131 menu tree.

The

Mesh Statistics Summary

screen displays the following information:

Conn Type

Displays whether the bridge has been defined as a base bridge or
a client bridge. For information on defining configuring the AP-5131
as either a base or client bridge, see

Configuring the AP-5131 Radio

for Mesh Networking Support on page 9-10

.

MAC Address

The unique 48-bit, hard-coded Media Access Control address,
known as the devices station identifier. This value is hard coded at
the factory by the manufacturer and cannot be changed.

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