Radio RF Statistics

The RF Statistics screen lists signal, noise ratio, transmit and receive, error and retry information for RF Domain member access point radios. Individual radios can be selected as needed to display (and troubleshoot) information specific to that RF Domain member radio resource.

To view the RF Domain radio statistics:

  1. Select the Statistics menu from the Web UI.
  2. Expand the System node on the top, left-hand side of the screen.

    The System node expands to display the RF Domains created within the managed network.

  3. Select an RF Domain from the list.

    The RF Domain statistics menu displays in the right-hand side of the screen, with the Health tab selected by default.

  4. Expand Radios from the RF Domain menu.
  5. Click RF Statistics.

    The RF Statistics screen displays.

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  6. Refer the following table for the Radio RF Statistics information:
    Radio Displays the name assigned to each listed RF Domain member radio. Each name displays as a link that can be selected to display individual radio information in greater detail.
    Signal Displays the power of listed RF Domain member radio signals in dBm.
    Noise Lists the level of noise (in - X dbm format) reported by each listed RF Domain member AP.
    SNR Displays the signal to noise ratio (SNR) of each listed RF Domain member radio.
    Tx Physical Layer Rate Displays the data transmit rate for each RF Domain member radio's physical layer. The rate is displayed in Mbps.
    Rx Physical Layer Rate Displays the data receive rate for each RF Domain member radio's physical layer. The rate is displayed in Mbps.
    Avg Retry Number Displays the average number of retries for each RF Domain member radio.
    Error Rate Displays the average number of retries per packet. A high number indicates possible network or hardware problems.
    RF Quality Index Displays an integer (and performance icon) that indicates the overall RF performance for each listed radio. The RF quality indices are:
    • 0 – 50 - (Poor)
    • 50 – 75 - (Medium)
    • 75 – 100 - (Good)
  7. Periodically click Refresh to update the contents of the screen to their latest values