User's Manual

7 Managing Security

160 Installation and User Guide: Airgo Access Point

Supplicant Statistics

The Supplicant Stats tab (Figure 115) reports on authentication messages sent between a local BP

radio and the upstream AP. Only radios in BP mode return these statistics. The statistics are

generated from the EAPOL protocol, which is used for 802.1x authentication.

Last RX EAPOL Frame

Version

The EAPOL version from the last EAPOL frame received by the AP.

RX EAPOL The total number of EAPOL frames received by the AP.

RX EAPOL-Start The total number of EAPOL-Start frames received by the AP. This count

increments as stations or BPs request the AP to start their authentication

sequence.

RX EAPOL-Logoff The total number of EAPOL-Logoff frames received by the AP. This count

may not increment as most 802.1x peers do not send this frame for security

reasons.

RX EAPOL Response-

The total number of EAPOL-based EAP Response-ID frames received by the

AP. This count increments as stations or BPs present their user-ID or device-

ID information to the AP at the start of the authentication sequence.

RX EAPOL Response The total number of EAPOL-based EAP Response frames received by the AP

that do not contain an EAP Response-ID. This count increments as the AP

receives authentication credentials derived from passwords or certificates

from stations or BPs authenticating with it.

RX Invalid EAPOL The total number of EAPOL frames received by the AP that have invalid

packet type fields. These frames are discarded by the AP.

RX EAP Length Error The total number of EAPOL frames received by the AP that have invalid

packet body length fields. These frames are discarded by the AP.

TX EAPOL The total number of EAPOL frames transmitted by this AP.

TX EAPOL Request-ID The total number of EAPOL-based EAP Request-ID frames transmitted by

this AP. This count increments as the AP sends authentication frames to

stations or BPs requesting them to return their user-ID or device-ID

information at the very start of the authentication sequence.

TX EAPOL Request The total number of EAPOL-based EAP Request frames transmitted by the

AP that do not contain an EAP Request-ID. This count increments as the AP

transmits authentication credentials derived from passwords or certificates to

the stations or BPs authenticating with it.

Field Description