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| Field | Description |
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| Channel | Shows the channel on which the access point is currently broadcasting. |
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| The Channel defines the portion of the radio spectrum that the radio uses for |
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| transmitting and receiving. |
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| The channel is set in Manage > Radio. (See “Configuring Radio Settings”.) |
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| Rate | Shows the rate (in megabits per second) at which this access point is currently |
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| transmitting. |
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| The current rate will always be one of the rates shown in Supported Rates. |
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| Signal | Indicates the strength of the radio signal emitting from this access point as |
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| measured in decibels (dB). |
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| Beacon Interval | Shows the Beacon interval being used by this access point. |
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| Beacon frames are transmitted by an access point at regular intervals to |
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| announce the existence of the wireless network. The default behavior is to |
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| send a beacon frame once every 100 milliseconds (or 10 per second). |
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| The Beacon Interval is set on Manage > Radio. (See “Configuring Radio |
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| Settings”) |
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| Beacon Age | Shows the date and time of the most recent beacon that was transmitted from |
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| the access point. |
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