ProSoft Technology ILX34-AENWG - Manual (Page 93)

ILX34-AENWG ♦ Point I/O Platform Diagnostics and Troubleshooting
Wireless POINT I/O Adapter User Manual
ProSoft Technology, Inc. Page 93 of 177
August 16, 2013
4.2 Viewing Wireless Statistics in RSLogix 5000
Field Description
Signal Strength
Signal to Noise  < 0 , this is a BAD condition
 < 10, this is an OK condition
 > 10, this is a GOOD condition
Radio Link Time The up-link time in days:hours:minutes:seconds
Radio parent MAC The MAC address (hexadecimal) of the parent radio (access
point)
Data Rate In Mbps
Received Successfully Messages received with success
Transmitted Successfully Messages sent with success
Transmit Failures Message sent and failed
Transmit Retries Messages sent requiring a retry.
4.2.1 Sources of Interference
While the ILX34-AENWG operates reliably in industrial environments,
interference (radio "noise") may still occur. Radios are designed to detect specific
radio frequencies. An "interferer" is an unwanted signal that has been transmitted
at the same frequency that the radio was designed to detect.
By far, the most common source of interference is from other 802.11 networks.
Since I/O messaging is latency dependent, its important that other 802.11
networks do not interfere with the I/O network. It is recommended that the
network use a channel free of interference from other 802.11 devices.