Intel Wireless WiFi Link 4965AGN, User Manual

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Advanced Statistics (Advanced menu)
The Advanced Statistics provides current adapter connection information.
Advanced Statistics Description
Name Description
Statistics Advanced Statistics: This information pertains to how the adapter communicates
with an access point.
Association: If the adapter finds an access point to communicate with, the value is
within range. Otherwise, the value is out of range.
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AP MAC Address: The twelve digit MAC address (
00:40:96:31:1C:05
) of the
AP.
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Number of associations: The number of times the access point has found
the adapter.
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AP count: The number of available access points within range of the wireless
adapter.
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Number of full scans: The number of times the adapter has scanned all
channels for receiving information.
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Number of partial scans: The number of scans that have been terminated.
Roaming: This information contains counters that are related to reasons for the
adapter roaming. Roaming occurs when an adapter communicates with one access
point and then communicates with another for better signal strength.
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Roaming Count: The number of times that roaming occurred.
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AP did not transmit: The adapter did not receive radio transmission from the
access point. You may need to reset the access point.
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Poor beacon quality: The signal quality is too low to sustain communication
with the access point. Either you have moved the adapter outside the
coverage area of the access point or the access point's device address
information has been changed.
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AP load balancing: The access point ended its association with the adapter
based on the access point's inability to maintain communication with all its
associated adapters. Too many adapters are trying to communicate with one
access point.
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AP RSSI too low: The Receive Signal Strength Indicator (RSSI) is too low to
maintain an association with the adapter. You may have moved outside the
coverage area of the access point or the access point could have increased its
data rate.
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Poor channel quality: The quality of the channel is low and caused the
adapter to look for another access point.
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AP dropped mobile unit: The access point dropped a computer from the list
of recognizable mobile devices. The computer must re-associate with an
access point.
Miscellaneous: Use this information to determine if an association with a different
access point increases performance and helps maintain the highest possible data
rate.
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Received Beacons: Number of beacons received by the adapter.
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Percent missed Beacons: Percent value for missed beacons.
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Percent transmit errors: The percentage of data transmissions that had
errors.
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Signal Strength: Signal strength of the access point that the adapter
communicates with displayed in decibels (dBm).