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5. Click the

Refresh

button to update the MU Statistics to their latest values.

6. Refer to the

Status

field for the current state of the requests made from applet. This field displays error

messages if something goes wrong in the transaction between the applet and the switch.

4.6.2 Viewing MU Statistics

The

Statistics

screen displays read-only statistics for each MU. Use this information to assess if

configuration changes are required to improve network performance. If a more detailed set of MU statistics
is required, select a MU from the table and click the

Details

button.

To view MU statistics details:

1. Select

Network

>

Mobile Units

from the main menu tree.

Radio Type

Displays the radio type used by the adopted MU. The Switch supports 802.11b MUs and
802.11 a/b and 802.11 a/g dual-radio MUs. The radio also supports 802.11a only and
802.11g MUs.

Base Radio MAC

Displays the SSID of the access port when it is initially adopted by the switch.

BSS Address

Displays the MU’s BSSID.

Voice

Displays whether or not the MU is a voice capable device. Traffic from a voice enabled MU
is handled differently than traffic from MUs without this capability. MUs grouped to
particular WLANs can be prioritized to transmit and receive voice traffic over data traffic.

WMM

Displays WMM usage status for the MU, including the Access Category currently in use. Use
this information to assess whether the MU is using the correct WMM settings in relation to
the operation of the switch.

Roam Count

Refer to the Roam Count value to assess the number of times the MU has roamed from the
switch.

NOTE: Each switch can support a maximum of 4096 MUs.