Managing Cluster Sessions; Figure 47: Session Management; Table 60: Session Management - D-Link DWL-3600AP Administrator's Manual

Unified Access Point Administrator's Guide
Managing Cluster Sessions
The Sessions page shows information about client stations associated with access points in the cluster. Each
client is identified by its MAC address, along with the AP (location) to which it is currently connected.
To view a particular statistic for client sessions, select an item from the Display drop‐down list and click Go. You
can view information about idle time, data rate, signal strength and so on; all of which are described in detail
in the table below.
A session in this context is the period of time in which a user on a client device (station) with a unique MAC
address maintains a connection with the wireless network. The session begins when the client logs on to the
network, and the session ends when the client either logs off intentionally or loses the connection for some
other reason.
Note: A session is not the same as an association, which describes a client connection to a particular
access point. A client network connection can shift from one clustered AP to another within the
context of the same session. A client station can roam between APs and maintain the session.
To manage sessions associated with the cluster, click Cluster > Sessions.
Details about the session information shown is described in the following table.
Field Description
AP Location Indicates the location of the access point.
This is derived from the location description specified on the Basic Settings page.
User MAC Indicates the MAC address of the wireless client device.
A MAC address is a hardware address that uniquely identifies each node of a network.
Idle Indicates the amount of time this station has remained inactive.
A station is considered to be idle when it is not receiving or transmitting data.
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November 2011
Figure 47: Session Management
Table 60: Session Management
Managing Cluster Sessions
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