Cabletron Systems AirConnect 3Com - Manual (Page 40)

40 C HAPTER 3: M ONITORING S TATISTICS
Clearing Statistics To clear statistics, do the following:
1 Select Configuration from the Main Menu.
2 Select Clear All Statistics.
3 Select Perform Function. The AP zeroes out all statistics. Resetting the AP also
clears statistics.
Known APs The AP displays a list of the known APs derived from AP-to-AP communication.
The list includes the MAC and IP addresses and configuration information for each
AP. The first AP on the list provides the information. The AP recognizes other APs
listed in subsequent lines. It sends a broadcast message to other APs every 12
seconds to establish communication and refresh this list.
Select Show Known APs from the Main Menu to display the Known Access Points
window and to review information about the APs.
Category Description
MAC Address Unique 48-bit, hard-coded Media Access Control address,
known as the station identifier.
IP Address Network-assigned Internet Protocol address. An “x” appearing
after the IP address indicates the AP on this line is not using
the 802.11 protocol, and its firmware must be upgraded.
DS Channel (CH) Direct-sequence channel used by the AP.
WCS Wireless clients associated with the AP.
KBIOS The data traffic handled by the AP, measured by kilobytes in
per second and kilobytes out per second
FW_Ver Firmware version used by the specified AP
Away Determines whether the AP functions as a part of the network
or is “Away.” Away indicates the last known transmission
took place 12 or more seconds ago.