Monitor

Use the Monitor screens to check status and statistics information.

Rogue AP

Rogue APs are wireless access points operating in a network’s coverage area that are not under the control of the network’s administrators, and can open up holes in a network’s security. See MON Profile for details.

Friendly AP

Friendly APs are other wireless access points that are detected in your network, as well as any others that you know are not a threat (those from neighboring networks, for example). See MON Profile for details.

Network Status

Use this screen to look at general Ethernet interface information and packet statistics.

Monitor > Network Status
Label	Description
Interface Summary IPv6 Interface Summary	Use the Interface Summary section for IPv4 network settings. Use the IPv6 Interface Summary section for IPv6 network settings if you connect your NWA/WAC to an IPv6 network. Both sections have similar fields as described below.
IP Addr/Netmask IP Address	This field displays the current IP address (and subnet mask) of the interface. If the IP address is 0.0.0.0 (in the IPv4 network) or :: (in the IPv6 network), the interface does not have an IP address yet.
IP Assignment	This field displays how the interface gets its IPv4 address. Static - This interface has a static IPv4 address. DHCP Client - This interface gets its IPv4 address from a DHCP server.
Action	Use this field to get or to update the IP address for the interface. Click Renew to send a new DHCP request to a DHCP server. If the interface cannot use one of these ways to get or to update its IP address, this field displays n/a.
Port Statistics Table
Poll Interval	Enter how often you want this window to be updated automatically, and click Set Interval.
Set Interval	Click this to set the Poll Interval the screen uses.
Stop	Click this to stop the window from updating automatically. You can start it again by setting the Poll Interval and clicking Set Interval.
Name	This field displays the name of the interface.
Status	This field displays the current status of the physical port. Down - The physical port is not connected. Speed / Duplex - The physical port is connected. This field displays the port speed and duplex setting (Full or Half).
TxPkts	This field displays the number of packets transmitted from the NWA/WAC on the physical port since it was last connected.
RxPkts	This field displays the number of packets received by the NWA/WAC on the physical port since it was last connected.
Collisions	This field displays the number of collisions on the physical port since it was last connected.
Tx	This field displays the transmission speed, in bytes per second, on the physical port in the one-second interval before the screen updated.
Rx	This field displays the reception speed, in bytes per second, on the physical port in the one-second interval before the screen updated.
Up Time	This field displays how long the physical port has been connected.
System Up Time	This field displays how long the NWA/WAC has been running since it last restarted or was turned on.

Radio List

Use this screen to view statistics for the NWA/WAC’s wireless radio transmitters.

Monitor > Wireless > AP Information > Radio List
Label	Description
More Information	Click this to view additional information about the selected radio’s wireless traffic and station count. Information spans a 24 hour period.
Status	This displays whether or not the radio is enabled.
Loading	This indicates the AP’s load balance status (UnderLoad or OverLoad) when load balancing is enabled on the NWA/WAC. Otherwise, it shows - when load balancing is disabled or the radio is in monitor mode.
MAC Address	This displays the MAC address of the radio.
Radio	This indicates the radio number on the NWA/WAC to which it belongs.
OP Mode	This indicates the radio’s operating mode. Operating modes are AP (MBSSID), MONITOR, Root AP or Repeater
AP/WDS Profile	This indicates the AP profile name and WDS profile name to which the radio belongs.
Frequency Band	This indicates the wireless frequency band currently being used by the radio. This shows - when the radio is in monitor mode.
Channel	This indicates the radio’s channel ID.
Tx Power	This displays the output power of the radio.
Station	This displays the number of wireless clients connected to this radio on the NWA/WAC.
Rx PKT	This displays the total number of packets received by the radio.
Tx PKT	This displays the total number of packets transmitted by the radio.
Rx FCS Error Count	This indicates the number of received packet errors accrued by the radio.
Tx Retry Count	This indicates the number of times the radio has attempted to re-transmit packets.

AP Mode Radio Information

This screen allows you to view a selected radio’s SSID details, wireless traffic statistics and station count for the preceding 24 hours.

Monitor > Wireless > AP Information > Radio List > More Information
Label	Description
SSID Detail	This list shows information about all the wireless clients that have connected to the specified radio over the preceding 24 hours.
#	This is the items sequential number in the list. It has no bearing on the actual data in this list.
SSID Name	This displays an SSID associated with this radio. There can be up to eight maximum.
BSSID	This displays a BSSID associated with this radio. The BSSID is tied to the SSID.
Security Mode	This displays the security mode in which the SSID is operating.
VLAN	This displays the VLAN ID associated with the SSID.
Traffic Statistics	This graph displays the overall traffic information of the radio over the preceding 24 hours.
	This y-axis represents the amount of data moved across this radio in megabytes per second.
	This x-axis represents the amount of time over which the data moved across this radio.
Station Count	This graph displays the connected station information of the radio over the preceding 24 hours
	The y-axis represents the number of connected stations.
	The x-axis shows the time period over which a station was connected.
Last Update	This field displays the date and time the information in the window was last updated.
OK	Click this to close this window.
Cancel	Click this to close this window.

Station List

Use this screen to view statistics pertaining to the associated stations (or “wireless clients”).

Monitor > Wireless > Station Info
Label	Description
#	This is the station’s index number in this list.
IP Addresss	This is the station’s IP address.
MAC Address	This is the station’s MAC address.
Radio	This is the radio number on the NWA/WAC to which the station is connected.
SSID Name	This indicates the name of the wireless network to which the station is connected. A single AP can have multiple SSIDs or networks.
Security Mode	This indicates which secure encryption methods is being used by the station to connect to the network.
Signal Strength	This is the RSSI (Received Signal Strength Indicator) of the station’s wireless connection.
Tx Rate	This is the maximum transmission rate of the station.
Rx Rate	This is the maximum reception rate of the station.
Association Time	This displays the time the station first associated with the NWA/WAC’s wireless network.
Refresh	Click this to refresh the items displayed on this page.

WDS Link Info

Use this screen to view the WDS traffic statistics between the NWA/WAC and a root AP or repeaters.

Monitor > Wireless > WDS Link Info
Label	Description
WDS Uplink Info WDS Downlink Info	Uplink refers to the WDS link from the repeaters to the root AP. Downlink refers to the WDS link from the root AP to the repeaters. When the NWA/WAC is in root AP mode and connected to a repeater, only the downlink information is displayed. When the NWA/WAC is in repeater mode and connected to a root AP directly or via another repeater, the uplink information is displayed. When the NWA/WAC is in repeater mode and connected to a root AP and other repeater(s), both the uplink and downlink information would be displayed.
#	This is the index number of the root AP or repeater in this list.
MAC Address	This is the MAC address of the root AP or repeater to which the NWA/WAC is connected using WDS.
Radio	This is the radio number on the root AP or repeater to which the NWA/WAC is connected using WDS.
SSID Name	This indicates the name of the wireless network to which the NWA/WAC is connected using WDS.
Security Mode	This indicates which secure encryption methods is being used by the NWA/WAC to connect to the root AP or repeater using WDS.
Signal Strength	This is the RSSI (Received Signal Strength Indicator) of the wireless connection in WDS.
Tx Rate	This is the maximum transmission rate of the root AP or repeater to which the NWA/WAC is connected using WDS.
Rx Rate	This is the maximum reception rate of the root AP or repeater to which the NWA/WAC is connected using WDS.
Association Time	This displays the time the NWA/WAC first associated with the wireless network using WDS.
Refresh	Click this to refresh the items displayed on this page.

Detected Device

Use this screen to view information about suspected rogue APs. Not all NWA/WACs support monitor mode and rogue APs detection.

Note: The radio or at least one of the NWA/WAC’s radio must be set to monitor mode (in the Wireless > AP Management screen) in order to detect other wireless devices in its vicinity.

Monitor > Wireless > Detected Device
Label	Description
Mark as Rogue AP	Click this button to mark the selected AP as a rogue AP. A rogue AP can be contained in the Configuration > Wireless > MON Mode screen (MON Mode).
Mark as Friendly AP	Click this button to mark the selected AP as a friendly AP. For more on managing friendly APs, see the Configuration > Wireless > MON Mode screen (MON Mode).
#	This is the detected device’s index number in this list.
Status	This indicates the detected device’s status.
Device	This indicates the type of device detected.
Role	This indicates the detected device’s role (such as friendly or rogue).
MAC Address	This indicates the detected device’s MAC address.
SSID Name	This indicates the detected device’s SSID.
Channel ID	This indicates the detected device’s channel ID.
802.11 Mode	This indicates the 802.11 mode (a/b/g/n) transmitted by the detected device.
Security	This indicates the encryption method (if any) used by the detected device.
Description	This displays the detected device’s description. For more on managing friendly and rogue APs, see the Configuration > Wireless > MON Modescreen (MON Mode).
Last Seen	This indicates the last time the device was detected by the NWA/WAC.
Refresh	Click this to refresh the items displayed on this page.

View Log

Log messages are stored in two separate logs, one for regular log messages and one for debugging messages. In the regular log, you can look at all the log messages by selecting All Logs, or you can select a specific category of log messages (for example, user). You can also look at the debugging log by selecting Debug Log. All debugging messages have the same priority.

Note: When a log reaches the maximum number of log messages, new log messages automatically overwrite existing log messages, starting with the oldest existing log message first.

Events that generate an alert (as well as a log message) display in red. Regular logs display in black. Click a column’s heading cell to sort the table entries by that column’s criteria. Click the heading cell again to reverse the sort order.

Monitor > Log > View Log
Label	Description
Show Filter / Hide Filter	Click this button to show or hide the filter settings. If the filter settings are hidden, the Display, Email Log Now, Refresh, and Clear Log fields are available. If the filter settings are shown, the Display, Priority, Source Address, Destination Address, Source Interface, Destination Interface, Protocol, Keyword, and Search fields are available.
Display	Select the category of log message(s) you want to view. You can also view All Logs at one time, or you can view the Debug Log.
Priority	This displays when you show the filter. Select the priority of log messages to display. The log displays the log messages with this priority or higher. Choices are: any, emerg, alert, crit, error, warn, notice, and info, from highest priority to lowest priority. This field is read-only if the Category is Debug Log.
Source Address	This displays when you show the filter. Type the source IP address of the incoming packet that generated the log message. Do not include the port in this filter.
Destination Address	This displays when you show the filter. Type the IP address of the destination of the incoming packet when the log message was generated. Do not include the port in this filter.
Source Interface	This displays when you show the filter. Select the source interface of the packet that generated the log message.
Destination Interface	This displays when you show the filter. Select the destination interface of the packet that generated the log message.
Protocol	This displays when you show the filter. Select a service protocol whose log messages you would like to see.
Keyword	This displays when you show the filter. Type a keyword to look for in the Message, Source, Destination and Note fields. If a match is found in any field, the log message is displayed. You can use up to 63 alphanumeric characters and the underscore, as well as punctuation marks ()’ ,:;?! +-*/= #$% @ ; the period, double quotes, and brackets are not allowed.
Search	This displays when you show the filter. Click this button to update the log using the current filter settings.
Email Log Now	Click this button to send log messages to the Active e-mail addresses specified in the Send Log To field on the Configuration > Log & Report > Log Settings screen.
Refresh	Click this to update the list of logs.
Clear Log	Click this button to clear the whole log, regardless of what is currently displayed on the screen.
#	This field is a sequential value, and it is not associated with a specific log message.
Time	This field displays the time the log message was recorded.
Priority	This field displays the priority of the log message. It has the same range of values as the Priority field above.
Category	This field displays the log that generated the log message. It is the same value used in the Display and (other) Category fields.
Message	This field displays the reason the log message was generated. The text “[count=x]”, where x is a number, appears at the end of the Message field if log consolidation is turned on and multiple entries were aggregated to generate into this one.
Source	This field displays the source IP address and the port number in the event that generated the log message.
Source Interface	This field displays the source interface of the packet that generated the log message.
Destination	This field displays the destination IP address and the port number of the event that generated the log message.
Destination Interface	This field displays the destination interface of the packet that generated the log message.
Protocol	This field displays the service protocol in the event that generated the log message.
Note	This field displays any additional information about the log message.

The Web Configurator saves the filter settings if you leave the View Log screen and return to it later.