ProSoft Technology RLXIB-IHN-W-E - Manual (Page 111)

RLXIB-IHN-WC ♦ 802.11n WirelessN Discovery Tool
Weatherproof Industrial Hotspot User Manual
ProSoft Technology, Inc. Page 111 of 111
July 9, 2012
Each radio icon has a letter icon that corresponds to the role - M for Masters, R
for Repeaters, and C for Clients. In the case of a device with two radios (i.e. two
WLAN cards) each having a different role, a letter is shown on the left and right
sides of the image in the topology view, indicating the function of each WLAN
card. For example, the radio in the following illustration has one card configured
as a Master, and the other card configured as a Repeater.
Devices that are connected in the wireless distributed system are identified by an
arrow. The arrow points from the child radio (supplicant) to the parent radio.
Available alternate parents can be viewed on the network diagram by right
clicking to open the context menu and selecting "Show alternate parents" option,
at which point a dashed green line will be drawn from the selected device to
eligible potential parents in the network.
Nodes in the topology diagram are grouped by SSIDs. Nodes within an SSID
network are enclosed by a light grey box. The SSID of the network is displayed at
the bottom of the box. As well the arrow colors of the parent-child links with the
network are specific to the SSID. For example, a dual-radio device in repeater
mode can be connected to two different Masters, each with a unique SSID. In
this case this dual-radio device will have two different color arrow links to the
Masters.
If one or more true wireless clients (i.e. a laptop) are connected to a radio in the
network, the icon's left antenna will display a red ripple-like indicator. Similarly if
the device is connected to the wired LAN, a black wire baseline will be attached
to the bottom of the radio image.
A left click on a radio image will enclose the device in a dashed red box. When a
radio is selected in this manner, a quick summary box will open identifying the
unit's IP address, MAC address, and other device-specific details. Right-clicking
on a device opens a context-menu (Please see "Context Menu" section for
details.).