User's Manual

Using Intel(R)PROSet/Wireless
Advanced Statistics (Tools menu)
Provides current adapter connection information. The following describes information for the Advanced Statistics
page.
Name Description
Statistics
Advanced Statistics - This information pertains to how the adapter is
communicating with an access point.
Association - If the adapter finds an access point to communicate with, the
value is In range. Otherwise, the value is Out of range.
● AP MAC Address: The twelve digit MAC address
(00:40:96:31:1C:05) of the AP.
● Number of associations: The number of times the access point
has found the adapter.
● AP count: The number of available access points within range of
the wireless adapter.
● Number of full scans: The number of times the adapter has
scanned all channels for receiving information.
Roaming - This information contains counters that are related to reasons for
the adapter roaming. Roaming occurs when an adapter communicates with
one access point and then communicates with another for better signal
strength.
● Roaming Count: The number of times that roaming occurred.
● AP did not transmit: The adapter did not receive radio
transmission from the access point. You may need to reset the
access point.
● Poor beacon quality: The signal quality is too low to sustain
communication with the access point. You have moved the
adapter outside the coverage area of the access point or the
access point's device address information has been changed.
● AP load balancing: The access point ended its association with
the adapter based on the access point's inability to maintain
communication with all its associated adapters. Too many
adapters are trying to communicate with one access point.
● AP RSSI too low: The Receive Signal Strength Indicator (RSSI)
is too low to maintain an association with the adapter. You may
have moved outside the coverage area of the access point or the
access point could have increased its data rate.
● Poor channel quality: The quality of the channel is low and
caused the adapter to look for another access point.
● AP dropped mobile unit: The access point dropped a computer
from the list of recognizable mobile devices. The computer must
re-associate with an access point.
Miscellaneous - Use this information to determine if an association with a
different access point increases performance and helps maintain the highest
possible data rate.
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