Users Guide
Table Of Contents
- Contents
- About This Guide
- Initial Configuration
- Dell W-Instant User Interface
- Wireless Network
- Managing W-IAPs
- Preferred Band
- Auto Join Mode
- Terminal Access
- LED Display
- TFTP Dump Server
- Extended SSID
- Deny Inter User Bridging and Deny Local Routing
- Syslog Server
- Adding a W-IAP to the Network
- Removing a W-IAP from the Network
- Editing W-IAP Settings
- Rebooting the W-IAP
- Firmware Image Server in Cloud Network
- Layer-3 Mobility
- Spectrum Monitor
- Time Management
- Virtual Controller
- Authentication
- Authentication Methods in Dell W-Instant
- 802.1X Authentication
- Authentication Survivability
- Captive Portal
- Internal Captive Portal
- External Captive Portal
- External Captive Portal Authentication using ClearPass Guest
- WISPr Authentication
- MAC Authentication
- Walled Garden Access
- MAC + 802.1X Authentication
- MAC + Captive Portal Authentication
- Wired Authentication on a W-IAP
- Certificates
- Encryption
- Role Derivation
- User VLAN Derivation
- Instant Firewall
- Content Filtering
- OS Fingerprinting
- Adaptive Radio Management
- Intrusion Detection System
- SNMP
- Ethernet Downlink
- Hierarchical Deployment
- Uplink Configuration
- Dell PowerConnect W-AirWave Integration and Management
- AirGroup
- Introducing AirGroup
- What is Bonjour and Zero Configuration Networking?
- WLANs and Bonjour
- AirGroup Solution
- AirGroup Features
- AirGroup Architecture
- The AirGroup Solution Components
- Configuring AirGroup on W-Instant
- Configuring AirGroup-CPPM Interface in W-Instant
- AirGroup Monitoring
- Troubleshooting and Log Messages
- Monitoring
- Alert Types and Management
- Policy Enforcement Firewall
- VPN Configuration
- User Database
- Regulatory Domain
- Controller Configuration for VPN
- Dell PowerConnect W-ClearPass Configuration for AirGroup
- IAP-VPN
- Troubleshooting
- Abbreviations
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RF Dashboard
Allows you to view trouble spots in the network. It displays the following information:
Figure 18 - RF Dashboard in the Monitoring Pane
The RF Dashboard displays the following information:
l Clients— Lists the clients with low speed or signal strength in the network.
l Access Points— Lists the W-IAPs whose utilization, noise, or errors are not within the
specified threshold. The W-IAP names appear as links. When the W-IAP is clicked, the W-
IAP configuration information is displayed in the Info section. The RF Dashboard section is
pushed to the bottom left corner of the Dell W-Series Instant UI. The RF Trends section
appears in its place. This section consists of the Utilization, Band frames, Noise Floor, and
Errors graphs. For more information on the graphs, see "Monitoring" on page 229.
The following table lists the icons available on the RF Dashboard pane:
Table 3- RF Dashboard Icons
Icon Name Description
1 Signal Icon
Displays the signal strength of the client. Depending
on the signal strength of the client, the color of the
lines on the Signal bar changes from Green > Orange
> Red.
l Green— Signal strength is more than 20 decibels.
l Orange— Signal strength is between 15-20
decibels.
l Red— Signal strength is less than 15 decibels.
To view the signal graph for a client, click on the
signal icon against the client in the Signal column.
2 Speed icon
Displays the data transfer speed of the client.
Depending on the data transfer speed of the client,
the color of the Signal bar changes from Green >
Orange > Red.
l Green— Data transfer speed is more than 50
percent of the maximum speed supported by the
client.
l Orange— Data transfer speed is between 25-50
percent of the maximum speed supported by the
client.
l Red— Data transfer speed is less than 25 percent
of the maximum speed supported by the client.
To view the data transfer speed graph of a client,
click on the speed icon against the client in the
Speed column.
3 Utilization icon
Displays the radio utilization rate of the IAPs.
Depending on the percentage of utilization, the color
of the lines on the Utilization icon changes from
Green > Orange > Red.