Intel 2011B Configuration Guide - Page 12

Chapter 3. Verifying Wireless AP Operations Chapter 3. Verifying Wireless AP Operations You can verify wireless AP operations by looking at the following screens: • WLAP RF Statistics • Known Access Points 3.1 Viewing the WLAP RF Statistics Screen Verify the wireless AP operations by viewing the WLAP RF Statistics screen. To view this screen, select Show RF Statistics from the access point's Main Menu, then press Enter. This displays the RF Statistics screen. From the RF Statistics screen, press F3. This displays the WLAP RF Statistics screen. An example is shown in Figure 3-1. During a wireless AP operation, associated access points are listed on the WLAP RF Statistics screen. The example screen in Figure 3-1 shows that two designated WLAPs have made wireless links with the root access point. This screen is for the one-hop network example in Figure 3-1. Notice that the two MAC addresses are listed under the "WLAP Itf Mac Addr" heading and two FWD states are listed under the "Itf State" heading. The term FWD indicates the forwarding of data to the associated access point. For a two-hop network, the statistics in the WLAP RF Statistics screen is shown in Figure 3-2. The WLAP RF Statistics screen for the root access point lists only one designated WLAP in the FWD state. However, the WLAP B lists both of the other two access points in the FWD state. Other possible "Itf" states on the WLAP RF Statistics screen are: Itf State DIS LIS LRN FWD BLK Definition Wireless interface is disabled Access point is listening for configuration information Access point is learning the configuration information Access point is forwarding data Access point is blocking data Table 3-1: Itf States As an access point starts to associate in the wireless AP mode, the state changes from DIS to LIS to LRN and then finally to FWD indicating association is successful. Also note that in the example WLAP RF Statistics screens in Figure 3-1 and Figure 3-2, the Current State entry is Functional, which means that the access point is ready for other access points to associate with it. However, Functional does not necessarily mean that it has made a wireless AP connection. Additional information is covered in the section titled 3.3.1: Functional State. 6 Configuring Access Point Bridging and Repeating (WLAP Mode)