Extreme Networks Altitude 3500 Series, Product Reference Manual

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Monitoring Statistics
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The Mesh Statistics Summary screen displays the following information:
2 Click the Refresh button to update the display of the Mesh Statistics Summary screen to the latest
values.
3 Click the Details button to display address and radio information for those access points in a client
bridge configuration with this detecting access point.
4 Click the Logout button to securely exit the Access Point applet. A prompt displays confirming the
logout before the applet is closed.
Viewing Known Access Point Statistics
The Altitude 35xx has the capability of detecting and displaying the properties of other Extreme
Networks access points located within its coverage area. Detected Altitude 35xx’s transmit a WNMP
message indicating their channel, IP address, firmware version, etc. This information is used to create a
known AP list. The list has field indicating the properties of the access point discovered.
NOTE
The Known AP Statistics screen only displays statistics for access points located on the same subnet.
Conn Type Displays whether the bridge has been defined as a base
bridge or a client bridge. For information on defining
configuring the access point as either a base or client
bridge.
MAC Address The unique 48-bit, hard-coded Media Access Control
address, known as the devices station identifier. This value
is hard coded at the factory by the manufacturer and
cannot be changed.
WLAN Displays the WLAN name each wireless bridge is
interoperating with.
Radio Displays the name of the 802.11a or 802.11b/g radio each
bridge is associated with.
T-put Displays the total throughput in Megabits per second
(Mbps) for each associated bridge.
ABS Displays the Average Bit Speed (ABS) in Megabits per
second (Mbps) for each associated bridge.
Retries Displays the average number of retries per packet. A high
number retries could indicate possible network or hardware
problems.