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Monitoring Statistics

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2.

Click the

Refresh

button to update the display of the Mesh Statistics Summary screen to

the latest values.

3.

Click the

Details

button to display address and radio information for those access points in

a client bridge configuration with this detecting access point.

4.

Click the

Logout

button to securely exit the Access Point applet. A prompt displays

confirming the logout before the applet is closed.

7.7 Viewing Known Access Point Statistics

The access point has the capability of detecting and displaying the properties of other Motorola
access points located within its coverage area. Detected 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.

To view detected access point statistics:

1.

Select

Status and Statistics

->

Known AP Stats

from the access point menu tree.

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.

WLAN

Displays the WLAN name each wireless bridge is interoperating
with.

Radio

Displays the name of the 802.11a or 802.11b/g radio each bridge is
associated with.

T-put

Displays the total throughput in Megabits per second (Mbps) for
each associated bridge.

ABS

Displays the Average Bit Speed (ABS) in Megabits per second
(Mbps) for each associated bridge.

Retries

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

NOTE

The

Known AP Statistics

screen only displays statistics for access

points located on the same subnet.

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