Monitor; Chapter 6 Monitor; Overview; What You Can Do In This Chapter - ZyXEL Communications NWA3000-N User Manual

6.1 Overview

Use the Monitor screens to check status and statistics information.

6.1.1 What You Can Do in this Chapter

• The LAN Status screen
packet statistics.
• The LAN Status Graph screen
statistics for the device's physical LAN port.
• The AP List screen
device. This is available when the device is in controller mode.
• The Radio List screen
transmitters in each of the APs connected to the device.
• The Station Info screen
APs.
• The Rogue AP screen
• Use the Legacy Device screens
available when the device is in controller mode.
• The View Log screen
can change the way the log is displayed, you can e-mail the log, and you can also clear the log in
this screen.
• The View AP Log screen
messages. This is available when the device is in controller mode.

6.2 What You Need to Know

The following terms and concepts may help as you read through the chapter.
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
13 on page 151
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
Chapter 13 on page 151
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76) displays general LAN interface information and
78) displays a line graph of packet
79) displays which APs are currently connected to the
81) displays statistics about the wireless radio
84) displays information about suspected rogue
84) displays information about suspected rogue APs.
85) to connect to legacy APs. This is
87) displays the device's current log messages. You
90) displays the device's current wireless AP log
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