Using the RF Monitor Window 447
3WXM Service Setup window. (See “Changing Monitoring Settings” on
page 552.)
Table 47 lists the information displayed in the top section of the RF
Monitor window.
Displaying RF
Neighborhood
Information
In the RF Monitor window, select the RF Neighborhood tab at the bottom
of the window.
The RF Neighborhood tab lists the transmitters that can hear or are heard
by the radio selected in the top section of the window. You can select the
viewpoint of the list:
■ To list the other transmitters that the selected radio can hear, select
Transmitters.
■ To list the other transmitters that can hear the selected radio, select
Listeners.
Information is displayed for a radio if the radio sends beacon frames or
responds to probe requests. Even if a radio’s SSIDs are unadvertised,
3Com radios detect the empty beacon frames (beacon frames without
SSIDs) sent by the radio, and include the radio in the neighbor list.
Table 48 lists the information displayed on the tab.
Table 47 RF Monitor Columns
Column Description
Radio WX switch name, MAP access point name, and radio
number
Type Radio type: 802.11a, 802.11b, or 802.11g
Channel Channel number on which the radio is operating
Tx Power Power level at which the radio is transmitting
MAC Base MAC address of the radio
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