D-Link DWS 3000 Viewing Managed Access Point VAPs, Neighbor AP Clients, Neighbor Client

D-Link Unified Access System User Manual

Table 32 describes the fields you see on the Neighbor Clients page for the managed access point status.

Table 32. Neighbor AP Clients

Field	Description
MAC Address -	Shows the MAC address and location of the AP to which the values on the
Location	page apply. To view details about a different AP, select its MAC address
(Drop-down Menu)	from the drop-down menu.
Radio	Indicates a radio interface and its configured mode. Select one of the radios
(ex. 1-802.11g)	to view the neighbor clients detected on that radio.
Neighbor Client	The Ethernet address of client station.
MAC
RSSI	Received signal strength indication, this is an indicator of the signal strength
	relative to the neighbor and may give an idea of the neighbor's distance from
	the managed AP.
Channel	The managed AP channel the client frame was received on, which may be
	different than the operating channel for this radio.
Discovery Reason	Indicates one or more discovery methods for the neighbor client. One or
	more of the following values may be displayed:
	• RF Scan - The client was reported from an RF scan on the radio. Note
	that client stations are difficult to detect via RF scan, the other methods
	are more common for client neighbor detection.
	• Probe Request - The managed AP received a probe request from the
	client.
	• Associated to Managed AP- This neighbor client is associated to another
	managed AP.
	• Associated to This AP - The client is associated to this managed AP on
	the displayed radio.
	• Associated to Peer AP - The client is associated to an AP managed by a
	peer switch.
	• Ad Hoc Rogue - The client was detected as part of an Ad Hoc network.
Age	Indicates the time since this client was last reported from an RF scan on the
	radio.

Viewing Managed Access Point VAPs

There are eight virtual access points (VAPs) available on each radio of an AP. For each radio

of an access point managed by the switch, you can view a summary of the VAP configuration and the number of wireless clients associated with a particular VAP.

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