Users Guide

Graph
Name
Description Monitoring Procedure
Frames
in and out of the radio in the 2.4 GHz
band for the last 15 minutes. Note that
the scale for the Y-axis is logarithmic.
To see the exact number of
management frames per second at a
particular time, hover the cursor over
the graph lines.
last 15 minutes,
1. Log in to the Dell W-Series
Instant UI. The Virtual Controller
view appears. This is the default
view.
2. In the Access Points tab, click
the name link of the W-IAP for
which you want to monitor the
noise floor. The W-IAP view
appears.
3. Study the 2.4 GHz Mgmt Frames
graph. For example, the graph
shows that 3 management frames
were out of the radio at 13:50
hours.
Errors
The Errors graph shows the errors that
occurred while receiving the frames
for the last 15 minutes. The errors are
measured in frames per second.
To see an enlarged view, click the
graph. The enlarged view provides
Last, Minimum, Maximum, and
Average statistics for the In and Out
frames.
To see the exact utilization percent at
a particular time, hover the cursor over
the graph line.
To monitor the errors for the W-IAP
for the last 15 minutes,
1. Log in to the Dell W-Series
Instant UI. The Virtual Controller
view appears. This is the default
view.
2. In the Access Points tab, click
the name link of the W-IAP for
which you want to monitor the
errors. The W-IAP view appears.
3. Study the Errors graph. For
example, the graph shows that
the errors for the W-IAP at 13:32
hours is 22 frames per second.
NOTE: You can also click the
rectangle icon under the Errors
column in the RF Dashboard pane to
see the Errors graph for the selected
W-IAP.
Client View
In the Virtual Controller view, all clients in the DellW-Instant network are listed in the Clients
tab. Click the IP address of the client that you want to monitor. Client view for that client
appears.
The Client view has three tabs— Networks, Access Points, and Clients.
The following sections in the Dell W-Series Instant UI provide information about the selected
client:
l Info
l RF Dashboard
l RF Trends
l Usage Trends
Dell PowerConnect W-Series Instant Access Point 6.2.0.0-3.2.0.0 | User Guide 243 | Monitoring