
RLX2-IHx Series ♦ 802.11a, b, g, n
Using the IH Browser to Manage your Radios
Industrial Hotspots
User Manual
ProSoft Technology, Inc.
Page 126 of 248
List View Columns
This topic describes the available columns in the
List View
. See
Switching between List
and Topology Views
(page 124) for more information on the
List View
columns.
Note: You can display most of the same information for the radio in the Detailed Information dialog box the
IH Browser. See Viewing the Radio Properties (page 131).
Column Name
Description
Name
Displays the devices in the IH Browser. Names appear in a nested tree
order. The icons on some entries help identify the type of device.
Computer
Wired Network Interface
Master Radio
Repeater Radio
Client Radio
Bridging Client Radio
Mode
Displays a text description of the devices in the IH Browser.
T
HIS
U
TILITY
- This instance of the IH Browser.
U
TILITY
- Other instances of IH Browsers running on other systems on the
same network.
L
OCAL
I
NTERFACE
- A network interface detected on the computer running
this instance of the IH Browser.
M
ASTER
- A radio on the network in Master mode.
E
THERNET
C
LIENT
- A radio on the network in Client mode
B
RIDGING
C
LIENT
- A radio on the network in Bridging Client mode.
R
EPEATER
- A radio in the network in Repeater mode.
MAC
Displays the physical Media Access Control (MAC) address of the
devices. All ProSoft Technology devices have a MAC address in the form
00:0D:8D:XX:YY:ZZ.
IP
Displays the IP addresses assigned to the devices.
Mask
Displays the network mask for the device.
Gateway
Displays the IP address of the network gateway for the device.
SSID
Displays the Service Set Identifier (SSID). This is a name assigned to a
wireless network device. Repeater and Client radios must be configured
with the same SSID to connect. Note that Master radios typically
broadcast their SSID. However, you can disable SSID broadcasting so
that other wireless devices cannot detect the Master radio, If a Master is
not broadcasting its SSID, this field includes the word
HIDDEN
along with
the SSID of the radio; for example
ProSoft/hidden
.
Connection
Displays the connection state for a Repeater radio.
S
CANNING
- The radio is searching for a Master radio.
C
ONNECTED
- The radio is linked to a Master radio.
Signal (dBm)
Displays the signal strength, in dBm of a Repeater or Client radio’s link to
a Master device. Master devices do not report signal strength.
Hops
Displays the number of wireless connections from the device to the wired
connection of a Master. This value is always 1 for a Master radio. For
Repeater radios, the value is at least 2, but can be higher if there are more
hops to the Master radio. Client radio do not display a hop value.
Parent
Displays the MAC address of the Parent radio to which this Repeater or
Client radio is linked. This is blank for Master devices.