Table 3 Rf Dashboard Icons - Dell PowerConnect W-IAP175P User Manual

The following table lists the icons in the RF Dashboard.
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Clients—Lists the clients with low speed or signal strength in the network.
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Signal—Displays the signal strength of the client. Depending on the signal strength of the client, the color
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of the lines on the Signal bar changes from Green > Orange > Red.
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To view the signal graph for a client, click on the signal bar against the client in the Signal column.
Speed—Displays the data transfer speed of the client. Depending on the data transfer speed of the client,
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the color of the Signal bar changes from Green > Orange > Red.
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To view the data transfer speed graph of a client, click on the speed icon against the client in the Speed column.
Access Points—Lists the IAPs whose utilization, noise, or errors are not within the specified threshold. The
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IAP names appear as links. When the IAP is clicked, the IAP configuration information is displayed in the Info
section. The RF Dashboard section is pushed to the bottom left corner of the Instant UI. The RF Trends
section appears in its place. This section consists of the Utilization, Band frames, Noise Floor, and Errors
graphs. For more information on the graphs, see
Utilization—Displays the radio utilization rate of the IAPs. Depending on the percentage of utilization,
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the color of the lines on the Utilization icon changes from Green > Orange > Red.
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To view the utilization graph of an IAP, click on the Utilization icon against the IAP in the Utilization column.
Noise—Displays the noise floor of the IAPs. Noise is measured in decibels/meter. Depending on the noise
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floor, the color of the lines on the Noise icon changes from Green > Orange > Red.
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RF Dashboard icons
Name
Signal bar
Speed icon
Utilization icon
Noise icon
Errors icon
Green—Signal strength is more than 20 decibels.
Orange—Signal strength is between 15-20 decibels.
Red—Signal strength is less than 15 decibels.
Green—Data transfer speed is more than 50 percent of the maximum speed supported by the client.
Orange—Data transfer speed is between 25 - 50 percent of the maximum speed supported by the
client.
Red—Data transfer speed is less than 25 percent of the maximum speed supported by the client.
Green—Utilization is less than 50 percent.
Orange—Utilization is between 50 - 75 percent.
Red—Utilization is more than 75 percent.
Green—Noise floor is more than 87dBm.
Orange—Noise floor is between 80 dBm - 87 dBm.
Red—Noise floor is less than 80 dBm.
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