NWA5000 / WAC6500 Series User’s Guide
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CHAPTER 4
Monitor
4.1 Overview
Use the Monitor screens to check status and statistics information.
4.1.1 What You Can Do in this Chapter
•The Network Status screen (Section 4.3 on page 45) displays general LAN interface information
and packet statistics.
•The Network Status Graph screen (Section 4.3.1 on page 46) displays a line graph of packet
statistics for the NWA/WAC’s physical LAN port.
•The Radio List screen (Section 4.4 on page 47) displays statistics about the wireless radio
transmitters in the NWA/WAC.
•The Station Info screen (Section 4.5 on page 50) displays information about suspected rogue
APs.
•The WDS Link Info screen (Section 4.6 on page 51) displays statistics about the NWA/WAC’s
WDS (Wireless Distribution System) connections.
•The Detected Device screen (Section 4.7 on page 52) displays information about suspected
rogue APs.
•The View Log screen (Section 4.8 on page 53) displays the NWA/WAC’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.
4.2 What You Need to Know
The following terms and concepts may help as you read through the chapter.
Rogue 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
9 on page 102 for details.
Friendly 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 9 on page 102 for details.
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