Westell Technologies Versalink 327W - Manual (Page 142)

030-300500 Rev. A 142 October 2006
User Guide VersaLink™ Gateway (Model 327W)
15.4 Wireless Statistics
The following settings will be displayed if you select Wireless from the Statistics menu.
Wireless Card Information
Network Name (SSID) This string, (32 characters or less) is the name associated with the Access
Point (AP). To connect to the AP, the Service Set ID (SSID) on a Station
card must match the SSID on the AP.
802.11 MAC Address (BSSID) This is the Media Access Controller address of the AP. It is used as the Basic
Service Set Identifier (BSSID).
FW Version This is the Network Interface Card Identifier. It uniquely identifies the
hardware platform of the AP. This is used with other information to
determine if the inserted card can be used as an AP, and if so, the version of
AP firmware to be used. Not all makes of wireless station cards can be used
as an AP.
Communication Statistics
NOTE: Data preceded by OUT pertain to transmissions from the VersaLink to a station; VersaLink is the source.
Data preceded by IN pertain to data received by VersaLink; VersaLink is the destination.
OUT-Unicast Frames
The number of successfully transmitted frames whose destination address
was a single station; not necessarily the same station, but to any single
station as opposed to a transmission that multiple stations would receive-as
in the case of broadcast message.