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Altitude 4700 Series Access Point Product Reference Guide
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Statistical Displays
The Access Point can display robust transmit and receive statistics for the WAN and LAN ports. WLAN
stats can be displayed collectively and individually for enabled WLANs. Transmit and receive statistics
are available for the Access Point’s 802.11a/n and 802.11b/g/n radios. An advanced radio statistics
page is also available to display retry histograms for specific data packet retry information.
Associated MU stats can be displayed collectively and individually for specific MUs. An echo (ping) test
is also available to ping specific MUs to assess association strength. Finally, the Access Point can detect
and display the properties of other APs detected within its radio coverage area. The type of AP detected
can be displayed as well as the properties of individual APs.
For detailed information on available Access Point statistical displays and the values they represent, see
“Monitoring Statistics” on page 263 .
Transmit Power Control
The Access Point has a configurable power level for each radio. This enables the network administrator
to define the antenna’s transmission power level in respect to the Access Point’s placement or network
requirements as defined in the site survey.
For detailed information on setting the radio transmit power level, see “Configuring the 802.11a/n or
802.11b/g/n Radio” on page 174 .
Advanced Event Logging Capability
The Access Point periodically logs system events. Logging events is useful in assessing the throughput
and performance of the Access Point or troubleshooting problems on the Access Point managed
Local
Area Network (LAN).
For detailed information on Access Point events, see “Logging Configuration” on page 112 .
Configuration File Import/Export Functionality
Configuration settings for an Access Point can be downloaded from the current configuration of another
Access Point. This affords the administrator the ability to save the current configuration before making
significant changes or restoring a default configuration.
For detailed information on importing or exporting configuration files, see “Importing/Exporting
Configurations” on page 114 .
Default Configuration Restoration
The Access Point can restore its default configuration or a partial default configuration (with the
exception of current WAN and SNMP settings). Restoring the default configuration is a good way to
create new WLANs if the MUs the Access Point supports have been moved to different radio coverage
areas.
For detailed information on restoring a default or partial default configuration, see “Configuring System
Settings” on page 78 .