Concept Guide

43 | Instant User Interface Dell Networking W-Series Instant 6.5.1.0-4.3.1.0 | User Guide
The following table describes the RF trends graphs available in the Client view:
Graph
Name
Description Monitoring Procedure
Signal The Signal graph shows the signal
strength of the client for the last 15
minutes. It is measured in decibels.
To see an enlarged view, click the graph.
The enlarged view provides Last,
Minimum, Maximum, and Average signal
statistics of the client for the last 15
minutes.
To see the exact signal strength at a
particular time, move the cursor over the
graph line.
To monitor the signal strength of the selected client
for the last 15 minutes:
1. Log in to the Instant UI. The Virtual Controller view
is displayed. This is the default view.
2. On the Clients tab, click the IP address of the
client for which you want to monitor the signal
strength.
3. Study the Signal graph in the RF Trends pane. For
example, the graph shows that signal strength for
the client is 54.0 dB at 12:23 hours.
Frames The Frames graph shows the In and Out
frame rate per second of the client for the
last 15 minutes. It also shows data for the
Retry In and Retry Out frames.
l Outgoing frames—Outgoing frame
traffic is displayed in green. It is shown
above the median line.
l Incoming frames—Incoming frame
traffic is displayed in blue. It is shown
below the median line.
l Retry Out—Retries for the outgoing
frames are displayed above the
median line in black .
l Retry In—Retries for the incoming
frames are displayed below the
median line in red.
To see an enlarged view, click the graph.
The enlarged view provides Last,
Minimum, Maximum, and Average
statistics for the In, Out, Retries In, and
Retries Out frames.
To see the exact frames at a particular
time, move the cursor over the graph line.
To monitor the In and Out frame rate per second and
retry frames for the In and Out traffic, for the last 15
minutes:
1. Log in to the Instant UI. The Virtual Controller view
is displayed. This is the default view.
2. On the Clients tab, click the IP address of the
client for which you want to monitor the frames.
3. Study the Frames graph in the RF Trends pane.
For example, the graph shows 4.0 frames per
second for the client at 12:27 hours.
Speed The Speed graph shows the data transfer
speed for the client. Data transfer is
measured in Mbps.
To see an enlarged view, click the graph.
The enlarged view shows Last, Minimum,
Maximum, and Average statistics of the
client for the last 15 minutes.
To monitor the speed for the client for the last 15
minutes:
1. Log in to the Instant UI. The Virtual Controller view
is displayed. This is the default view.
2. On the Clients tab, click the IP address of the
client for which you want to monitor the speed.
3. Study the Speed graph in the RF Trends pane. For
example, the graph shows that the data transfer
Table 12: Client View—RF Trends Graphs and Monitoring Procedures