Specifications

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Refer to the following MU Client information to assess the attributes of the device’s client
associations:
WLANs
As device specific device Dashboards are displayed and reviewed, the properties of a device’s
associated controller or access point WLANs can be reviewed in detail.
To display and review a selected device’s list of:
1 Expand a specific site and select the device for which you would like Dashboard information
displayed. In the following example, a WM controller is selected as the device to show.
2 Select Summary tab (if not already displayed).
3 Select the Dashboard tab.
At this point MU Clients, WLANs and Radios tabs could display as additional Summary Dashboard
options for the selected device.
Name
Displays the name of the connected client by either its assigned name (if one has
been provided) or MAC address. The name displays is the form of a link that can
be selected to graphically display the MU’s bitspeed, signal strength, throughout
and retries. Select specific clients as required to when device associations and
performance need to be scrutinized.
MAC Address
Displays the factory assigned hardware MAC address for each device listed.
IP Address
Displays the IP address each associated device is using as a network identifier.
Radio Type
Displays the radio band the listed device radio is using.
WLAN Name
Displays the name of the WLAN the client is a member of on its connected
controller.
Authentication
Displays the name of the authentication scheme this client is using to secure its
transmissions over the wireless network. None is listed if authentication is not used
by the listed device.
Encryption
Displays the name of the encryption scheme this client is using to secure its
transmissions over the wireless network. None is listed if encryption is not used by
the listed device.
Roam Cnt
Defines the number of times each listed client has roamed since its first
association with the Dashboarded device. Excessive roams could be an indicator
the listed device possess throughput problems or is a potential threat.
AP Name
Lists the name of each listed device’s connected AP radio. This is the radio
reporting connection status to the wireless controller the client supports