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Field

Description

IP Address

IP Address for the access point.

MAC Address

Gateway 7001 AP Administrators Guide MAC Address Media Access
Control (MAC) address for the specified interface.

A MAC address is a permanent, unique hardware address for any
device that represents an interface to the network. The MAC address
is assigned by the manufacturer.

The Gateway 7001 AP has a unique MAC address for each interface.
The dual-band Gateway 7001 802.11 A+G Wireless Access Point has
a different MAC address for each interface on each of its two radios.

VLAN ID

Virtual LAN (VLAN) ID.

A VLAN is a software-based, logical grouping of devices on a network
that allow them to act as if they are connected to a single physical
network, even though they may not be.

VLANs can be used on the Gateway 7001 AP to establish internal and
guest networks on the same access point.

SSID

Wireless network name. Also known as the SSID, this alphanumeric
key uniquely identifies a wireless local area network.

The SSID is set on the Basic Settings tab. (See

“Providing

administrator password and wireless network name” on page 32

.)

Transmit and Receive Information

Total Packets

Indicates total packets sent (in Transmit table) or received (in Received
table) by this access point.

Total Bytes

Indicates total bytes sent (in Transmit table) or received (in Received
table) by this access point.

Errors

Indicates total errors related to sending and receiving data on this
access point.