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Bridge GUI Guide: Monitoring
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shows current connections to any BSS the Bridge configured
as the bridging interface in a network of Fortress Bridges.
Figure 5.8.
Connections
screen,
Bridge Links
tab, all radio-equipped platforms
radioN - identifies the radio on which the BSS forming the
bridging link is configured.
Signal Strength - dynamically displays the strength of the
RF signal forming the link, measured in real time at one-
second intervals, in decibels referenced to milliwatts.
MAC Address - the Media Access Control address of the
connected network node
Device ID - the Device ID—the unique hexadecimal
Fortress-generated identifier—which provides device
authentication on the Bridge-secured network—of the
connected network node
State - the bridging status of the connected network node.
Possible values and meanings depend on the Bridge’s
current
Bridging Mode setting (Section 3.2):
When STP is used for bridging, possible values include:
Disabled - the interface is not passing traffic
Forwarding - the interface is passing all traffic
Listening - the interface is listening for BPDUs
(Bridge Protocol Data Units) in order to build its
loop-free path, but is not yet forwarding general
data frames
Blocking - the interface is blocking user traffic
(usually because it is a duplicate or sub-optimal
path)
When FastPath Mesh is used for bridging, possible
values include:
Disabled - the interface is not passing traffic
Forwarding All - the interface is passing all traffic
Blocking - the interface is blocking all traffic
Rate - the maximum data transmission rate of the link in
megabits per second