ZyXEL Communications NWA50AX - Chapter 8 Monitor

NWA50AX User’s Guide
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C HAPTER 8
Mo nito r
8.1 O ve rvie w
Use the Mo nitor screens to check status and statistics information.
8.1.1 Wha t Yo u C a n Do in this C ha pte r
• The Ne two rk Sta tus screen (Section 8.3 on page 55) displays general LAN interface information and
packet statistics.
• The AP Info rm a tion > Ra dio List screen (Section 8.4 on page 57) displays statistics about the wireless
radio transmitters in the Zyxel Device.
• The Sta tio n Info screen (Section 8.5 on page 61) displays statistics pertaining to the associated
stations.
• The WDS Link Info screen (Section 8.6 on page 62) displays statistics about the Zyxel Device’s WDS
(Wireless Distribution System) connections.
• The De te c te d De vic e screen (Section 8.7 on page 63) displays information about suspected rogue
APs.
• The Vie w Lo g screen (Section 8.8 on page 66) displays the Zyxel Device’s current log messages. You
can change the way the log is displayed, you can e-mail the log, and you can also clear the log in
this screen.
8.2 Wha t Yo u Ne e d to Kno w
The following terms and concepts may help as you read through the chapter.
Ro g ue AP
Rogue APs are wireless access points operating in a network’s coverage area that are not under the
control of the network’s administrators, and can open up holes in a network’s security. See
Chapter 13
on page 117
for details.
Frie ndly AP
Friendly APs are other wireless access points that are detected in your network, as well as any others that
you know are not a threat (those from neighboring networks, for example). See
Chapter 13 on page 117
for details.