AP RTLS

The RTLS (real time locationing system) enables accurate location determination and presence detection capabilities for Wi-Fi-based devices, Wi-Fi-based active RFID tags and passive RFID tags. While the operating system does not support locationing locally, it does report the locationing statistics of both Aeroscout and Ekahau tags.

To review a selected access point's RTLS statistics:

  1. Select the Statistics menu from the Web UI.
  2. Expand the System node from the navigation pane (on the left-hand side of the screen). The System node expands to display the RF Domains created within the managed network.
  3. Expand an RF Domain node, and select one of it's connected access points. The access point's statistics menu displays in the right-hand side of the screen, with the Health tab selected by default.
  4. Select the RTLS tab.
    The Statistics > AP > RTLS screen is displayed.
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    Review the following Aeroscout tags related statistics:
    Engine IP

    Lists the IP address of the Aeroscout locationing engine.

    Engine Port

    Displays the port number of the Aeroscout engine.

    Send Count

    Lists the number location determination packets sent by the locationing engine.

    Recv Count

    Lists the number location determination packets received by the locationing engine.

    Tag Reports

    Displays the number of tag reports received from locationing equipped radio devices supporting RTLS.

    Nacks

    Displays the number of Nack (no acknowledgement) frames received from RTLS supported radio devices providing locationing services.

    Acks

    Displays the number of Ack (acknowledgment) frames received from RTLS supported radio devices providing locationing services.

    Lbs Displays the number of LBS (location based service) frames received from RTLS supported radio devices providing locationing services.
    AP Status

    Provides the status of peer APs providing locationing assistance.

    AP Notifications

    Displays a count of the number of notifications sent to access points that may be available to provide RTLS support.

    Send Errors

    Lists the number of send errors received by the RTLS initiating access point.

    Error Message Count

    Displays a cumulative count of error messages received from RTLS enabled access point radios.

    Review the following Ekahau tags related statistics:
    Tag Reports

    Displays the number of tag reports received from locationing equipped radio devices supporting RTLS.

  5. Select Refresh to update the screen‘s statistics counters to their latest values.