The Connection Quality Test Screen - Intel 2011B - PRO/Wireless LAN Enterprise Access Point Configuration Manual

6.2

The Connection Quality Test Screen

During the RF Link Test, the local access point sends Wireless Network Maintenance Protocol
(WNMP) packets once every second, and the signal quality of each reply is displayed on the
Connection Quality Test screen. An example is shown in Figure 6-2.
Descriptions of the items displayed on the Connection Quality Test screen are listed in Table 6-1.
Local Access Point
Remote Device MAC Address:
Signal
Quality
Figure 6-2: Example of Connection Quality Test Screen
Item
Remote Device MAC
Address
Signal Quality
Tx Rate
Rx Rate
Tx Retries
RSSI
Table 6-1: Definitions of Connection Quality Test Screen
Configuring Access Point Bridging and Repeating (WLAP Mode)
Connection Quality Test
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Tx Rate 11 Mb/s
Rx Rate 11 Mb/s
Definition
MAC address of the remote access point that has a wireless
access point link to the local access point.
Displayed as vertical bars. Each bar is the signal quality, or
strength, of each reply received from the remote access point.
The higher the bar, the better the signal quality.
Shows the transmitted data rate of the local access point in
Megabits per second Mbps. One of four rates may be
displayed: 11, 5.5, 2, or 1 Mbps.
Received data rate from remote access point in Mbps. One of
four rates may be displayed: 11, 5.5, 2, or 1 Mbps.
Number of times packets are retransmitted from the local
access point.
Received Signal Strength Indicator. Indicates the current
signal strength of the signal received from the remote access
point. The maximum RSSI value for this test is 31; although,
the RSSI scale during normal operation goes up to 255.
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Tx Retries
RSSI
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