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Brocade Mobility Access Point System Reference Guide (Supporting software release 5.5.0.0 and later) User Manual

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Brocade Mobility Access Point System Reference Guide

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An AP8132 sensor module is a USB environmental sensor extension to an AP8132 model access
point. It provides a variety of sensing mechanisms, allowing the monitoring and reporting of the
AP8132's radio coverage area. The output of the sensor's detection mechanisms are viewable
using either the Environmental Sensor screen.

To view an AP8132 model access point’s environmental statistics:

1. Select the

Statistics

menu from the Web UI.

2. Select

System

from the navigation pane (on the left-hand side of the screen). Expand a RF

Domain and select one of its connected AP8132 access points.

3. Select Environment

.

FIGURE 91

Access Point - Environmental Sensor screen (Light tab)

The Light tab displays by default, with additional Temperature, Motion and Humidity tabs available
for unique sensor reporting. Each of these sensor measurements helps the administrator
determine whether the immediate deployment area is occupied by changes in the access point's
environment.

4. Refer to the Light table to assess the sensor's detected light intensity within the AP8132

immediate deployment area.