7 Monitoring Status and Statistics

Table 33 describes the fields you see on the VAPs page for the managed access point status.

Table 33. Managed Access Point VAP Status

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 VAP status for that radio.

 

 

 

VAP ID

The integer ID used to identify the VAP (0-7), this is used to uniquely

 

identify the VAP for configuration via CLI/SNMP.

 

 

VAP Mode

Indicates whether or not the VAP is enabled or disabled. VAPs are always

 

configured, but are only sending beacons and accepting clients when they are

 

Enabled.

 

 

BSSID

The Ethernet address of the VAP.

 

 

SSID

Indicates the network assigned to the VAP. The network for each VAP is

 

configured within the AP profile and the SSID is based on the network

 

configuration.

 

 

Client Associations

Indicates the total number of clients currently associated to the VAP.

 

 

Client

Indicates the total number of clients currently authenticated with the VAP.

Authentications

 

 

 

Monitoring Managed AP Statistics

The managed AP statistics show information about traffic on the wired and wireless interface

of the access point. This information can help diagnose network issues, such as throughput problems.

Figure 60 shows the Managed Access Point Statistics page with two managed APs.

Figure 60. Managed AP Statistics

The following tabs are available from the Managed AP Statistics page:

WLAN Summary—Shows summary information about the wireless interfaces on each AP the switch manages.

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