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CHAPTER 4
Monitor
4.1 Overview
Use the Monitor screens to check status and statistics information.
4.1.1 What You Can Do in this Chapter
•The LAN Status screen (Section 4.3 on page 40) displays general LAN interface information and
packet statistics.
•The LAN Status Graph screen (Section 4.3.1 on page 42) displays a line graph of packet
statistics for the NWA’s physical LAN port.
•The Radio List screen (Section 4.4 on page 43) displays statistics about the wireless radio
transmitters in the NWA.
•The Station Info screen (Section 4.5 on page 45) displays information about suspected rogue
APs.
•The Rogue AP screen (Section 4.6 on page 46) displays information about suspected rogue APs.
•The View Log screen (Section 4.7 on page 47) displays the NWA’s current log messages. You
can change the way the log is displayed, you can e-mail the log, and you can also clear the log in
this screen.
4.2 What You Need to Know
The following terms and concepts may help as you read through the chapter.
Rogue AP
Rogue APs are wireless access points operating in a network’s coverage area that are not under the
control of the network’s administrators, and can open up holes in a network’s security. See Chapter
9 on page 91 for details.
Friendly AP
Friendly APs are other wireless access points that are detected in your network, as well as any
others that you know are not a threat (those from neighboring networks, for example). See
Chapter 9 on page 91 for details.