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Network (Wireless) Vital Signs
To start Vital Signs, select Statistics from the main menu, then Network Vital
Signs.
The Wireless Vital Signs mode shows current wireless activity mapped with
current wireless error conditions on your WLAN. The Vital Signs mode
displays a comprehensive snapshot of error conditions and of their criticality
in the context of current WLAN activity. To pin down aggregate problems
Packets Total number of packets (data+control+management+beacon) seen.
Data pkts
(directed)
Total number of data packets (packets with a payload and an
address) seen.
Beacons Total number of beacons seen.
Bytes Total number of bytes seen.
Retries Total number of retries reported on this channel.
Min Quality The poorest quality signal seen, expressed as a percentage of the
optimum.
Max Quality The best quality signal seen, expressed as a percentage of the opti-
mum.
Latest Quality The quality of the signal as seen at the last poll.
Min Strength The lowest strength signal seen, expressed as a percentage of the
optimum.
Max Strength The highest strength signal seen, expressed as a percentage of the
optimum.
Latest Strength The strength of the signal seen at the last poll.
Min Data Rate The slowest data rate seen, expressed in Mbits/sec.
Max Data Rate The fastest data rate seen, expressed in Mbits/sec.
Latest Data Rate The data rate seen at the last poll.
Min Rate The slowest rate of total throughput seen, expressed in Mbits/sec.
Max Rate
The fastest rate of total packet throughput seen, expressed in Mbits/sec.
Latest Rate The rate of total packet throughput seen at the last poll.
Statistic Description