Brocade Mobility 5181 Access Point Product Reference Guide (Supporting software release 4.4.0.0) - Manual (Page 199)

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Viewing wireless statistics
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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 Wireless Clients, 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 Clients. 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:
1. Select Status and Statistics -> Wireless Stats -> WLAN x Stats (x = target WLAN) from the
Mobility 5181 Access Point menu tree.
2. Refer to the Information field to view specific WLAN address, Client and security scheme
information for the WLAN selected from the Mobility 5181 Access Point menu tree.
3. Refer to the Traffic field to view performance and throughput information for the WLAN
selected from the Mobility 5181 Access Point menu tree.
ESSID Displays the Extended Service Set ID (ESSID) for the target WLAN.
Radio/s Displays the name of the 802.11a or 802.11b/g radio the target
WLAN is using for Mobility 5181 Access Point transmissions.
Authentication Type Displays the authentication type (802.1x EAP or Kerberos) defined
for the WLAN. If the authentication type does not match the
desired scheme for the WLAN or needs to be enabled, see
“Enabling authentication and encryption schemes” on page 134.
Encryption Type Displays the encryption method defined for the WLAN. If the
encryption type does not match the desired scheme for the WLAN
or needs to be enabled, see
“Enabling authentication and
encryption schemes” on page 134.
Num. Associated
Clients Displays the total number of Clients currently associated with the
WLAN. If this number seems excessive, consider segregating
Client’s to other WLANs if appropriate.