Viewing wlan statistics – Brocade Mobility 7131N-FGR Access Point Product Reference Guide (Supporting software release 4.0.0.0-35GRN and later) User Manual

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Viewing wireless statistics

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3. Refer to the Total AP RF Traffic field to view throughput information for the Brocade Mobility

7131N-FGR Access Point 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 access point applet. A prompt displays confirming

the logout before the applet is closed.

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
information. The Traffic field displays statistics on RF traffic and throughput. The RF Status field
displays information on RF signal averages from the associated MUs. The Error field displays RF
traffic errors based on retries, dropped packets, and undecryptable packets. The WLAN Stats
screen is view-only with no user configurable data fields.

To view statistics for an individual WLAN:

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 Brocade Mobility 7131N-FGR
Access Point. 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 access point. 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 Brocade Mobility 7131N-FGR Access Point. If the
number is excessive, reduce the maximum number of MUs that
can associate with the Brocade Mobility 7131N-FGR Access Point,
for more information, see

“Creating/editing individual WLANs”

on

page 121.

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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