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clicking in this box and entering a name or location. By default it is a row of
“*****” You also will click on the row of”*****” the first time a repeater is added to
a system to allow it into the mesh.
The third column shows the name or location of the unit from which this unit gets
it’s connection, this may be the CheckBox controller or another repeater if the
units have daisy chained themselves. Mesh repeaters are constantly evaluating
their connections and “talking” to other repeaters and the controller to determine
the best route back to the controller and the internet. You may see this change
occasionally as the system reconfigures itself to deal with changing conditions.
The fourth column shows the IP (network) address of the unit.
The fifth column shows the current signal strength of this unit to it’s upstream
connection. The signal strength is a 5 minute average, and
it is normal for this to fluctuate. Any unit with a low signal
strength will be highlighted in Yellow or Red. Units
highlighted in yellow will have slower connections that will
be unreliable. Units in Red are not able to support traffic or
users as they have a very low or no connection (often as
the result of issues with power or wiring at the unit).
The
signal is only displayed for access points running in wireless
mode (access points without a wired Ethernet connection to
the CheckBox), any wired units will display "wired" in this
column.
The sixth column shows the Link speed, the maximum speed
data can travel over this link. Other factors may cause actual
throughput to be lower.
The seventh column indicates what channel the access point
is operating on. Systems with multiple wired access points
can change the channel of each wired access point by clicking on the unit name
and adjusting the preferred channel accordingly.
The last column shows how many clients are using this access point.
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