Cabletron Systems 3Com manual Select Special Functions from the Main Menu, Clearing Statistics

56CHAPTER 5: MONITORING WIRELESS CLIENTS

Variable Description

V Indicates a 3Com voice-enabled device.

5Select Start Refresh to have the AP automatically update the display every two seconds.

The information displayed about the wireless client includes the following:

:

Category	Description
Interface	Displays the wireless client connection (RF, Ethernet, PPP
	or AP)
State	Connection state between the AP and the wireless client:
	■ Host–unit is on AP or PPP interface
	■ Associated–current association on radio interface
	■ Away–unit is no longer associated with AP.
Power Mode	Wireless client power mode (CAM, PSP, or N/A)
Station ID	The IEEE 802.11 specification requires that each AP assign
	a station ID to all associated wireless clients, regardless of
	the wireless client power mode (PSP or CAM)
Begin Current Assoc	Time at which current association began (hh:mm:ss)
Supported Rates	Indicates data station supported transmission rates
Current Xmt Rate	Current rate of AP-station data transmissions
Packets Sent	Number of packets sent by AP to wireless client
Packets Rcvd	Number of packets received by AP from wireless client
Bytes Sent	Number of bytes sent by AP to wireless client
Bytes Rcvd	Number of bytes received by AP from wireless client
Discard Pkts/CRC	Number of packets discarded because of data error
Last Activity	Amount of time since the last communication with AP
	(hh:mm:ss)
Last Data Activity	Amount of time since the last data transfer (hh:mm:ss)

6Select Refresh at the bottom of the window to update the values manually.

7Press Close to return to the previous menu.

Clearing Statistics To clear statistics, do the following:

1Select Special Functions from the Main Menu.

2Select Clear All Statistics.

The AP zeroes out all statistics. Resetting the AP also clears statistics.