Dell PowerConnect W-IAP92 Dell Instant 6.1.3.4-3.1.0.0 User Guide - Page 211

Table 40 Instant Access Point View - RF Trends Graphs and Monitoring Procedures (Continued) Graph Name Description Monitoring Procedure 2.4 GHz Frames Drops Noise Floor The 2.4 GHz Frames graph shows the In and Out frame rate per second for the radio in 2.4 GHz band for the last 15 minutes.  Outgoing frames - Outgoing frame traffic is displayed in green. It is shown above the median line.  Incoming frames - Incoming frame traffic is displayed in blue. It is shown below the median line. To see an enlarged view, click the graph.  The enlarged view provides Last, Minimum, Maximum, and Average statistics for the incoming and outgoing frames. To see the exact utilization percent at a particular time, hover the cursor over the graph line. To monitor the In and Out frame rate per second for the radio in 2.4 GHz band, for the last 15 minutes, 1. Log in to the WebUI. The Virtual Controller view appears. This is the default view. 2. In the Access Points tab, click the name link of the IAP for which you want to monitor the frame rate. The IAP view appears. 3. Study the 2.4 GHz Frames graph in the RF Trends pane. For example, the graph on the left shows 1537.0 incoming frames at 22:31 hours. The Drops graph shows dropped frames over the last 15 minutes. To see the number of frames dropped at a particular time, hover the cursor over the graph line. To monitor the number of frames dropped for the last 15 minutes, 1. Log in to the Instant WebUI. The Virtual Controller view appears. This is the default view. 2. In the Access Points tab, click the name link of the IAP for which you want to monitor the frame rate. The IAP view appears. 3. Study the Drops graph. For example, the graph shows that 6 frames per second were dropped at 13:34 hours. The Noise Floor graph shows the signals created by all the noise sources and unwanted signals in the network. Noise floor is measured in decibels/metre. Too many unwanted signals hamper the performance of the IAP. Monitor the noise floor regularly for optimal performance of the IAP. 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 noise floor for the IAP for the last 15 minutes, 1. Log in to the WebUI. The Virtual Controller view appears. This is the default view. 2. In the Access Points tab, click the name link of the IAP for which you want to monitor the noise floor. The IAP view appears. 3. Study the Noise Floor graph in the RF Trends pane. For example, the graph on the left shows that the noise floor for the IAP at 22:38 hours is -82.0 dBm. NOTE: You can also click the rectangle icon the Noise column in the RF Dashboard pane to see the Noise graph for the selected IAP. The rectangle icon is seen as follows: 2.4 GHz Mgmt Frames The 2.4 GHz Mgmt Frames graph shows the rate for management 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. To monitor the rate of management frames in and out of the radio for the last 15 minutes, 1. Log in to the Instant WebUI. The Virtual Controller view appears. This is the default view. 2. In the Access Points tab, click the name link of the IAP for which you want to monitor the noise floor. The 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. Dell PowerConnect W-Series Instant Access Point 6.1.3.4-3.1.0.0 | User Guide Monitoring | 211