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Set to Factory Defaults: depressing this button will change all of the configurable parameters
(all of which are contained on the Configuration page) back to their factory settings.
Reboot: depressing this button will reboot the module.
An example of the information shown on this web page for each access point module:
Index: 0 Frequency: 0 MHz ESN: 0a-00-3e-00-01-d5
Jitter: 5 RSSI: 1295 Beacon Count: 37
Type: Multipoint Avail: 1 Age: 0 Lockout: 0 RegFail 0 Range: 245 feet TxBER: 1
Session Count: 3 No LUIDS: 0 Out of Range: 0 Rescan Req: 0
FrameNumber: 568 SectorID: 0 Color Code: 0 BeaconVersion: 1 SectorUserCount: 1
PercentDataDwn: 75 PercentDataUpHi: 0 NumDAckSlots: 3 NumContSlots: 3 NumUAckSlots: 3
Descriptions of the parameters that can be useful for managing and troubleshooting a Cyclone
System are:
Index: each access point module that a subscriber module can see is assigned an index value
for purposes of this web page only. The index number starts with 0 and increases by 1. This
index is used to tell the operator which access point module the subscriber is currently registered
to. For example, the first line of text on the web page says “Current entry index: 5”, the operator
would then scroll down the list of access point modules to the module with “Index: 5” to view
information about the link.
Frequency: displays the transmit frequency of the access point module.
ESN: displays the electronic serial number (MAC address) of the access point module.
Jitter: displays the last jitter value captured between the subscriber and access point module.
Range: displays the distance (in feet) between the subscriber and access point module. This
parameter will only be valid when observing the data for the access point module that the
subscriber is currently registered to.
Session Count: displays the number of times the subscriber module has gone in and out of
session with the access point. If this number is particularly large, it typically signifies that there is
some sort of issue with the link (i.e. non line of sight, interferers, etc.)
Out of Range: displays a counter for the number of times the access point module has seen a
subscriber module who has attempted to register and has been farther away than the max range
parameter on the access point.
Sector ID: displays the sector ID of the access point module.
Color Code: displays the color code of the access point module.
Sector User Count: displays the numbers of registered subscriber modules on the access point.
Rescan APs: click on this button to force the subscriber module to redo the scanning process.
The subscriber module will scan, through the frequencies checked on the Configuration web
page, for all available access point modules and register to the one that provides the best results
for RSSI, Jitter, and number of registered users.
Link Test
The Link Test is a test for measuring the throughput and efficiency of the RF link between two
Cyclone modules. To perform a link test enter a number into the field labeled “Duration”. The
duration is the number of seconds the RF link will be tested. Start the link test by clicking the
“Start Test” button. The test will now run for the set duration. If the web page is not set to
automatically refresh, click the “Refresh Display” button to see the results. For a Cyclone System
link to be considered acceptable it is necessary for the efficiencies of the link test to be greater
than 90% in both the uplink and downlink direction. It is recommended that when a new link is
installed that a link test be executed to ensure that the efficiencies are within recommended
guidelines.
The key fields are:
Downlink RATE, bits per second
Uplink RATE, bits per second
Downlink Efficiency, percent
Uplink Efficiency, percent
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