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AP-5131 Access Point Product Reference Guide
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3. Click the Clear All Radio Stats button to reset each of the data collection counters to zero
in order to begin new data collections.
Do not clear the radio stats if currently in an important data gathering activity or risk losing
all data calculations to that point.
For information on viewing radio statistics particular to the AP-5131 radio type displayed
within the AP Stats Summary screen, see Viewing Radio Statistics on page 7-18.
4. Click the Logout button to securely exit the AP-5131 Symbol Access Point applet.
7.4.1 Viewing Radio Statistics
Refer to the Radio Stats screen to view detailed information for the AP-5131 radio (either 802.11a
or 802.11b/g) displayed within the Radio Summary screen. There are four fields within the screen.
The Information field displays device address and location information, as well as channel and
power information. The Traffic field displays statistics for cumulative packets, bytes, and errors
received and transmitted. The Traffic field does not add retry information to the stats displayed. Refer
to the RF Status field for an average MU signal, noise and signal to noise ratio information. Finally,
the Errors field displays retry information as well as data transmissions the AP-5131 radio either
Type Displays the type of radio (either 802.11a or 802.11b/g) currently
deployed by the
AP-5131. To configure the radio type, see Setting
the WLAN’s Radio Configuration on page 5-45.
MUs Displays the total number of MUs currently associated with each
AP-5131 radio.
T-put Displays the total throughput in Megabits per second (Mbps) for
each
AP-5131 radio listed. To adjust the data rate for a specific
radio, see Configuring the 802.11a or 802.11b/g Radio on page 5-
48.
ABS Displays the Average Bit Speed (ABS) in Megabits per second
(Mbps) for each
AP-5131 radio.
RF Util Displays the approximate RF Utilization for each
AP-5131 radio
% NU Displays the percentage of the total packets that are non-unicast.
Non-unicast packets include broadcast and multicast packets.
Retries Displays the average number of retries per packet on each radio. A
high number could indicate network or hardware problems.