User guide

Monitoring Your BreezeNET Network
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To view the remote statistics, select the Remote tab from the AP Manager
window in the monitor mode (see Figure 5-21 : Remote Statistics information).
The performance for each of the interfaces of the selected Base Station can be
displayed. Selecting the interface of your choice from the
Select the interface pull
down menu.
Important Indicators to Monitor
The AP Manager Remote tab statistics display a wide range of variables that
provide information about the performance of the selected Base Station.
The indicators which provide the main monitoring information is called the
Ratio of Errors to Bridge Packets. There are three ratios which are of
particular diagnostic value:
! In errors / Bridge in packets
! Out errors / Bridge out packets
! Out collisions / Bridge out packets
The following table provides diagnostic information relating to each of these
three ratios.
Table 5-1 : Ratio of Errors to Bridge Packets
.
Ratio Errors to Bridge
Packets
Conclusion
0.1% or less Status: Performance is Good.
Impact: None.
Action: None.
0.1% and 1% Status: Performance is acceptable.
Impact: Network performance is OK, but your
network might not do as well as you expected.
Action: Refer to Optimizing Performance to
determine the cause of the problem and
optimize your network performance.
1% or more Status: Performance is poor.
Impact: The performance problem may be caused by
your network cabling or connections.
Action: Refer to Optimizing Performance to solve the
problem.
2% or more Status: Performance is very poor.
Impact: Your network operating system is likely to
face severe performance problems.
Action: Refer to Optimizing Performance to
investigate the problem in more detail. You
may need to consult an external expert.