Viewing known access point statistics – Brocade Mobility 5181 Access Point Product Reference Guide (Supporting software release 4.4.0.0) User Manual
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4. Click the Logout button to securely exit the Access Point applet. A prompt displays confirming
the logout before the applet is closed.
Viewing known access point statistics
The Mobility 5181 Access Point has the capability of detecting and displaying the properties of
other Brocade access points located within its coverage area. Detected Mobility 5181 Access
Point’s transmit a WNMP message indicating their channel, IP address, firmware version, etc. This
information is used to create a known AP list. The list has field indicating the properties of the
access point discovered.
NOTE
The Known AP Statistics screen only displays statistics for access points located on the same
subnet.
To view detected access point statistics:
1. Select Status and Statistics -> Known AP Stats from the Mobility 5181 Access Point menu tree.
The Known AP Statistics screen displays the following information:
2. Click the Clear Known AP Stats button to reset each of the data collection counters to zero in
order to begin new data collections.
3. Click the Details button to display access point address and radio information.
The Known AP Details screen displays the target AP’s MAC address, IP address, radio channel,
number of associated Clients, packet throughput per second, radio type(s), model, firmware
version, ESS and client bridges currently connected to the AP radio. Use this information to
determine whether this AP provides better Client association support than the locating access
point or warrants consideration as a member of a different mesh network.
4. Click the Ping button to display a screen for verifying the link with a highlighted access point.
NOTE
A ping test initiated from the Mobility 5181 Access Point Known AP Statistics screen uses
WNMP pings. Therefore, target devices that are not Brocade access points are unable to
respond to the ping test.
5. Click the Send Cfg to APs button to send the your access point’s configuration to other access
point’s. The recipient access point must be the same single or dual-radio model as the access
point sending the configuration. The sending and recipient access point’s must also be
running the same major firmware version (i.e., 1.1 to 1.1).
IP Address
The network-assigned Internet Protocol address of the located AP.
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.
Clients
The number Clients associated with the located Mobility 5181
Access Point.
Unit Name
Displays the name assigned to the Mobility 5181 Access Point
using the System Settings screen. For information on changing the
unit name, see