User's Manual

Menus and Parameters
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BreezeACCESS 4.0 System Manual
! Start Sending – Starts transmission of ping frames.
! Stop Sending – Stops the transmission of ping frames. The test will
end automatically once the number of pings that were sent have
reached the value specified in the No. of Pings parameter (described
above). The Stop Sending option can be used to end the test before
completing the specified number of pings, or if continuous pinging
was selected.
! Show Ping Test Values – To display the current values of the ping
test parameters, the transmission status (sending or not), the
number of pings sent, and the number of pings received
(acknowledged frames).
Continuous Link Quality Display
(Available in SU Only)
This option displays a continuously updated table that includes
information on the quality of the received signal (Received Signal
Strength Indication or RSSI). Press any key to abort the test.
Each line includes the number of frames that were received since the
last measurement (total Rx), the average RSSI in dBm or RSSI units
(according to the RSSI Display Option) for these frames (avrDBM/
avrRSSI) and the Error rate (number of retransmitted frames in the last
100 transmitted frames).
The Error rate is meaningful only when there is traffic from the SU to
the AU. It is recommended to use the Ping Test (see page 2-16) with a
Ping Frame Length of 1472 bytes.
MAC Address Database (Available
in AU Only)
The MAC Address Database displays information on the subscriber
units associated with the AU as well as bridging (forwarding)
information. The following options are available:
! Display Bridging & Association Info – Displays a list of all the
Subscriber Units and stations in the Forwarding Database of the
AU. For stations behind an SU, the SU’s MAC address is also
displayed.
Each MAC address entry is followed by a description, as follows:
" Et (Ethernet): Addresses that have been learned from the
Ethernet port.
" Vp (Virtual port): Addresses of the nodes behind an
associated SU. For these addresses, the address of the SU is
displayed in parenthesis.