Chapter 6. RF Link Test
Configuring Access Point Bridging and Repeating (WLAP Mode)
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6.2
The Connection Quality Test Screen
During the RF Link Test, the local access point sends Wireless Network Maintenance Protocol
(WNMP) packets once every second, and the signal quality of each reply is displayed on the
Connection Quality Test screen. An example is shown in Figure 6-2.
Descriptions of the items displayed on the Connection Quality Test screen are listed in Table 6-1.
Item
Definition
Remote Device MAC
Address
MAC address of the remote access point that has a wireless
access point link to the local access point.
Signal Quality
Displayed as vertical bars. Each bar is the signal quality, or
strength, of each reply received from the remote access point.
The higher the bar, the better the signal quality.
Tx Rate
Shows the transmitted data rate of the local access point in
Megabits per second Mbps. One of four rates may be
displayed: 11, 5.5, 2, or 1 Mbps.
Rx Rate
Received data rate from remote access point in Mbps. One of
four rates may be displayed: 11, 5.5, 2, or 1 Mbps.
Tx Retries
Number of times packets are retransmitted from the local
access point.
RSSI
Received Signal Strength Indicator. Indicates the current
signal strength of the signal received from the remote access
point. The maximum RSSI value for this test is 31; although,
the RSSI scale during normal operation goes up to 255.
Table 6-1: Definitions of Connection Quality Test Screen
Local Access Point
Connection Quality Test
Remote Device MAC Address:
00:A0:F8:94:C2:04
max |
|
|
|
Signal
|
Quality
|
|
|
|
min |
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Tx Rate 11 Mb/s
Tx Retries
1
Rx Rate 11 Mb/s
RSSI
22
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Figure 6-2: Example of Connection Quality Test Screen
