Cabletron Systems 3Com manual Clearing Statistics, Known APs, Select Clear All Statistics

40CHAPTER 3: MONITORING STATISTICS

Clearing Statistics To clear statistics, do the following:

1Select Configuration from the Main Menu.

2Select Clear All Statistics.

3Select Perform Function. The AP zeroes out all statistics. Resetting the AP also clears statistics.

Known APs	The AP displays a list of the known APs derived from AP-to-AP communication.
	The list includes the MAC and IP addresses and configuration information for each
	AP. The first AP on the list provides the information. The AP recognizes other APs
	listed in subsequent lines. It sends a broadcast message to other APs every 12
	seconds to establish communication and refresh this list.
	Select Show Known APs from the Main Menu to display the Known Access Points
	window and to review information about the APs.

Category	Description
MAC Address	Unique 48-bit, hard-coded Media Access Control address,
	known as the station identifier.
IP Address	Network-assigned Internet Protocol address. An “x” appearing
	after the IP address indicates the AP on this line is not using
	the 802.11 protocol, and its firmware must be upgraded.
DS Channel (CH)	Direct-sequence channel used by the AP.
WCS	Wireless clients associated with the AP.
KBIOS	The data traffic handled by the AP, measured by kilobytes in
	per second and kilobytes out per second
FW_Ver	Firmware version used by the specified AP
Away	Determines whether the AP functions as a part of the network
	or is “Away.” Away indicates the last known transmission
	took place 12 or more seconds ago.