3. Fine-tune the statistical displays by clicking-and-dragging
the
Zoom period
sliders to adjust the period that must be
viewed.
4. Check any or all of the information category check-boxes
in the View: section of the window. Depending on the
check-box selections, relevant statistical information will
be shown as follows:
•
TX Rate:
Current link transmission rate, in Mb/s.
•
Throughput:
Rate of
successful
message delivery
over the wireless link.
•
Signal Strength:
Current received signal level, in
dBm.
•
Packet Error Rate:
Percentage of packets
dropped due to excessive transmission errors.
•
Link Error Rate:
Percentage of packet re-
transmissions due to transmission errors.
Interpreting device warnings and wireless link warnings
If the
Warnings
check-box in the check-box panel at the top of the
window is checked (
), all visual warnings for all
devices and wireless links that are not currently performing as expected
will be shown.
Visual warnings that may be shown for radio units are as follows:
•
Ethernet Capacity Overflow
(Plug-in capacity exceeded)
•
Hidden Terminal Detected
(A hidden terminal has been detected
by the FluidMAX engine)
Visual warnings that may be shown for wireless links are as follows:
•
Low Signal Strength
(Link signal strength is less than 60%)
•
High Error Rate
(Packet error rate is more than 5%)
•
High Link Congestion
(Link utilization is more than 80%)
Using the address summary table
The
Address Summary
table is located at the lower left corner of the
window (
). This table shows the following information
for each radio transceiver unit in the network:
•
Name:
The user-assigned name of each unit.
•
Unit ID:
The unique
5.a.b.c
Fluidmesh unit identification number.
•
IP Address:
The IP address of the unit within the network.
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