3Com 3CRGPC10075 User Manual

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86 CHAPTER 5: P ERFORMING ADDITIONAL ADMINISTRATIVE T ASKSInformation that is displayed on the Statistics screen is described in thefollowing tables.Working with theConfiguration FileAccess Point settings are saved to a configuration file that is stored on thedevice. To ensure that you can easily restore your settings if theconfiguration file becomes corrupt for any reason, 3Com recommendsbacking up the configuration file.Table 19 Device StatisticsField DescriptionUp Time Displays how long the Access Point has been running sincethe last restart or rebootAuthentication Displays the number of authentication packets received.Authentication is the process of identification between theAccess Point and a wireless station.Deauthentication Displays the number of deauthentication packets received.Deauthentication is the process of ending an existingauthentication relationship.Association Displays the number of association packets received.Association creates a connection between the Access Pointand the wireless station. Wireless stations normally associatewith only one access point at any time.Disassociation Displays the number of disassociation packets received.Disassociation breaks the existing connection between theAccess Point and the wireless station.Reassociation Displays the number of reassociation packets received.Reassociation is the service that enables an establishedassociation from one Access Point to another.MSDU Displays the number of valid data packets (at the applicationlevel) that have been sent to or received from wirelessstationsData Displays the number of valid data packets (at the driver level)that have been sent to or received from wireless stationsMulticast Packets Displays the number of broadcast packets that have beensent to or received from wireless stations, using multicasttransmission.Management Displays the number of management packets that have beensent to or received from wireless stationsControl Displays the number of control packets sent to or receivedfrom wireless stations