Working With The Configuration File - 3Com 3CRGPC10075 User Manual

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HAPTER ERFORMING
Working with the
Configuration File
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DDITIONAL DMINISTRATIVE
Information that is displayed on the Statistics screen is described in the
following tables.
Table 19 Device Statistics
Field
Up Time
Authentication
Deauthentication
Association
Disassociation
Reassociation
MSDU
Data
Multicast Packets
Management
Control
Access Point settings are saved to a configuration file that is stored on the
device. To ensure that you can easily restore your settings if the
configuration file becomes corrupt for any reason, 3Com recommends
backing up the configuration file.
T
ASKS
Description
Displays how long the Access Point has been running since
the last restart or reboot
Displays the number of authentication packets received.
Authentication is the process of identification between the
Access Point and a wireless station.
Displays the number of deauthentication packets received.
Deauthentication is the process of ending an existing
authentication relationship.
Displays the number of association packets received.
Association creates a connection between the Access Point
and the wireless station. Wireless stations normally associate
with only one access point at any time.
Displays the number of disassociation packets received.
Disassociation breaks the existing connection between the
Access Point and the wireless station.
Displays the number of reassociation packets received.
Reassociation is the service that enables an established
association from one Access Point to another.
Displays the number of valid data packets (at the application
level) that have been sent to or received from wireless
stations
Displays the number of valid data packets (at the driver level)
that have been sent to or received from wireless stations
Displays the number of broadcast packets that have been
sent to or received from wireless stations, using multicast
transmission.
Displays the number of management packets that have been
sent to or received from wireless stations
Displays the number of control packets sent to or received
from wireless stations