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Chapter 4 Monitor
NWA5000 / WAC6500 Series User’s Guide
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4.3.1 Network Status Graph
Use the port statistics graph to look at a line graph of packet statistics for the NWA/WAC’s physical
Ethernet port. To view, in the Network Status screen click the Switch to Graphic View button.
Action Use this field to get or to update the IP address for the interface. Click Renew to send a
new DHCP request to a DHCP server. If the interface cannot use one of these ways to get
or to update its IP address, this field displays n/a.
Port Statistics
Table
Poll Interval Enter how often you want this window to be updated automatically, and click Set Interval.
Set Interval Click this to set the Poll Interval the screen uses.
Stop Click this to stop the window from updating automatically. You can start it again by setting
the Poll Interval and clicking Set Interval.
Switch to
Graphic View
Click this to display the port statistics as a line graph.
Status This field displays the current status of the physical port.
Down - The physical port is not connected.
Speed / Duplex - The physical port is connected. This field displays the port speed and
duplex setting (Full or Half).
TxPkts This field displays the number of packets transmitted from the NWA/WAC on the physical
port since it was last connected.
RxPkts This field displays the number of packets received by the NWA/WAC on the physical port
since it was last connected.
Collisions This field displays the number of collisions on the physical port since it was last connected.
Tx This field displays the transmission speed, in bytes per second, on the physical port in the
one-second interval before the screen updated.
Rx This field displays the reception speed, in bytes per second, on the physical port in the
one-second interval before the screen updated.
Up Time This field displays how long the physical port has been connected.
System Up Time This field displays how long the NWA/WAC has been running since it last restarted or was
turned on.
Table 21 Monitor > Network Status (continued)
LABEL DESCRIPTION