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3. Click the Clear All Radio Stats button to reset each of the data collection counters to zero in
order to begin new data collections.
Do not clear the radio stats if currently in an important data gathering activity or risk losing all
data calculations to that point.
For information on viewing radio statistics particular to the Mobility 5181 Access Point radio
type displayed within the AP Stats Summary screen, see
4. Click the Logout button to securely exit the Access Point applet.
Viewing radio statistics
Refer to the Radio Stats screen to view detailed information for the Mobility 5181 Access Point
radio (either 802.11a or 802.11b/g) displayed within the Radio Summary screen. There are four
fields within the screen. The Information field displays device address and location information, as
well as channel and power information. The Traffic field displays statistics for cumulative packets,
bytes, and errors received and transmitted. The Traffic field does not add retry information to the
stats displayed. Refer to the RF Status field for an average Client signal, noise and signal to noise
ratio information. Finally, the Errors field displays retry information as well as data transmissions
the Mobility 5181 Access Point radio either dropped or could not decrypt. The information within
the 802.11a Radio Statistics screen is view-only with no configurable data fields.
To view detailed radio statistics:
1. Select Status and Statistics -> Radio Stats -> Radio1(802.11b/g) Stats from the Mobility 5181
Access Point menu tree.
2. Refer to the Information field to view the Mobility 5181 Access Point 802.11a or 802.11b/g
radio’s MAC address, placement and transmission information.
% NU
Displays the percentage of the total packets that are non-unicast.
Non-unicast packets include broadcast and multicast packets.
Retries
Displays the average number of retries per packet on each radio. A
high number could indicate network or hardware problems.
HW Address
The Media Access Control (MAC) address of the Mobility 5181
Access Point housing the 802.11a radio. The MAC address is set
at the factory and can be found on the bottom of the access point.
For more information on how access point MAC addresses are
assigned, see
“Mobility 5181 Access Point MAC address
Radio Type
Displays the radio type (either 802.11a or 802.11b/g).
Power
The power level in milliwatts (mW) for RF signal strength. To
change the power setting for the radio, see
Active WLANs
Lists the Mobility 5181 Access Point WLANs adopted by the
802.11a or
802.11b/g radio.
Placement
Lists whether the Mobility 5181 Access Point radio is indoors or
outdoors. To change the placement setting, see