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13.3.9.2 RF Statistics

Use the RF Statistics screen to review access point radio transmit and receive statistics, error rate and RF quality.
To view access point radio RF statistics:
1. Select the Statistics
2. Select System
connected access points.
3. Expand the Radios
4. Select RF Statistics.
The RF Statistics
Radio
Signal
SNR
Tx Physical Layer
Rate
Rx Physical Layer
Rate
Avg Retry Number
Error Rate
menu from the Web UI.
from the navigation pane (on the left-hand side of the screen). Expand a RF Domain and select one of its
menu item.
Figure 13-43 Access Point - Radio RF Statistics screen
screen lists the following:
Displays the name assigned to the radio as its unique identifier. The name displays in the form
of a link that can be selected to launch a detailed screen containing radio throughout data.
Displays the radio's current power level in - dBm.
Displays the signal to noise ratio of the radio's associated wireless clients.
Displays the data transmit rate for the radio's physical layer. The rate is displayed in Mbps.
Displays the data receive rate for the radio's physical layer. The rate is displayed in Mbps.
Displays the average number of retries per packet. A high number indicates possible network
or hardware problems. Assess the error rate in respect to potentially high signal and SNR
values to determine whether the error rate coincides with a noisy signal.
Displays the total number of received packets which contained errors for the listed radio.