User's Manual

Viewing Radio Statistics
Installation and User Guide: Airgo Access Point 77
Set the following parameters on the MAC Configuration tab:
Click Apply to save changes or Reset to return to previously saved values. The changes take effect
immediately if the radio is enabled.
Viewing Radio Statistics
Select Radio State & Statistics from the Wireless Services menu to view the current state of each
radio and the current communication statistics. This panel contains the following tabs:
• Radio State — View current configuration.
• Radio Statistics — View information about current transmission activity.
Radio State
The Radio State tab (Figure 49) contains details on the current configuration and utilization of each
radio interface. The state information varies according to whether the radio is operating as a normal
access point radio (AP mode) or as a backhaul point (BP mode).
Field Description
Select Radio Interface Select the AP radio (wlan0 or wlan1).
Beacon Period Enter the desired interval between RF beacons in milliseconds. It is
recommended that you accept the default of 100 ms. (required).
DTIM (delivery traffic
indication message)
Period
Enter the frequency, in beacon periods, at which the radio forwards multicast
and broadcast packets to client stations. It is recommended that you accept the
default of 1 beacon period. (required).
Fragmentation
Threshold
Enter the maximum packet size that can be transmitted as a single unit. A low
setting may be desirable in areas that have significant interference or poor
signal conditions. The range is 256-2346. It is recommended that you accept
the default of 2000.
RTS Threshold Enter a packet size greater than which the AP issues a request-to-send (RTS)
message before sending the packet. Enter a low threshold if the ambient
conditions might make it relatively difficult for clients to associate to the AP.
The range is 0-2347. It is recommended that you accept the default of 2347.
Short Retry Limit Enter a number of transmission retries (greater than or equal to data frame
MSDU size) after which a transmission is deemed a failure. The range is
0-255.
Long Retry Limit Enter a number of transmission retries (greater than or equal to data frame
MSDU size) after which a transmission is deemed a failure. The range is
0-255.