3Com 3CRWEASY96A Viewing Connection Status, Viewing the System Summary, Clearing the Client List

RESETTING STATISTICS LISTINGS

In the Ethernet Client List page, click Reset Statistics to set the # Transmitted Packets and # Received Packets listings back to zero.

CLEARING THE CLIENT LIST

You can clear the client list manually by clicking Reset Clients in the Ethernet Client List page.

The bridge erases the client list. Thereafter, clients are added to the list automatically when they next interact with the network.

VIEWING CONNECTION STATUS

Under System Status, click Connection Status to see information about the quality of the wireless association.

Data rate values (1, 2, 5.5, or 11 Mbps) indicate the speed of data transfer. A data rate of 0 indicates no data transfer.

Signal strength values in the RSSI field range from 0 (no signal) to 100 (excellent signal quality). A signal strength of 30 is good; a value of 40 or greater is very good.

Click Refresh to update the information.

VIEWING THE SYSTEM SUMMARY

Under System Status, click System Summary to see information about the bridge. You can go to the configuration pages of items that can be configured by clicking their names in the list.

Click Refresh to update the information.

INTEROPERATING WITH THIRD-PARTY EQUIPMENT

Because 3Com Wireless LAN equipment complies with IEEE 802.11b standards, it can interoperate with third-party equipment that also complies with the standards. However, some third party equipment may not support 3Com enhanced performance features. You may need to turn off the Network Traffic Accelerator and set the Data Preamble to long to support this equipment on the network.

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