Device Type

To view mesh point statistics for RF Domain member access points and their connected clients:

  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. Select Mesh Point from the RF Domain menu.

    The MCX Geographical View screen displays by default.

  5. Click Device Type.

    The Device Type screen displays by default.

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    This screen has the following elements:
    • The Root field - the top, left-hand pane that displays the Mesh ID and MAC Address of the configured root mesh points in the RF Domain.
    • The Non Root field - the top, right-hand pane that displays the Mesh ID and MAC Address of all configured non-root mesh points in the RF Domain. displays the Mesh ID and MAC Address of all configured non-root mesh points in the RF Domain.
    • The MeshPoint Details table- the bottom pane that displays the following tabs: General, Path, Root, Multicast Path, Neighbors, Security and Proxy. Refer to the following:
  6. Click the General tab.

    Refer the following table for the General tab information:

    Mesh Point Name Displays the name of each configured mesh point in the RF Domain.
    MAC Displays the MAC Address of each configured mesh point in the RF Domain.
    Hostname Displays the administrator assigned hostname for each configured mesh point in the RF Domain.
    Configured As Root Indicates whether a mesh point is configured to act as a root device. (Yes/No).
    Is Root

    A root mesh point is defined as a mesh point connected to the WAN and provides a wired backhaul to the network (Yes/No).
    Meshpoint Identifier The MP identifier is used to distinguish between other mesh points both on the same device and on other devices. This is used by a user to setup the preferred root configuration.
    Interface ID The IFID uniquely identifies an interface associated with the MPID. Each mesh point on a device can be associated with one or more interfaces.
    Next Hop IFID Lists the ID of the interface on which the next hop for the mesh network can be found.
    Next Hops Use Time Lists the time when the next hop in the mesh network was last utilized.
    Root Hops Number of hops to a root and should not exceed 4 in general practice. If using the same interface to both transmit and receive, then you will get approximately half the performance every additional hop out.
    Root MP ID Displays the ID of the root device for this mesh point.
    Root Bound Time Displays the duration this mesh point has been connected to the mesh root.
    IFID Count Displays the number of Interface IDs (IFIDs) associated with all the configured mesh points in the RF Domain.
  7. Click the Path tab.

    Refer the following table for detailed information:

    Mesh Point Name Displays the name of each configured mesh point in the RF Domain.
    Destination Addr The destination is the endpoint of mesh path. It may be a MAC address or a Mesh Point ID.
    Next Hop IFID The Interface ID of the mesh point that traffic is being directed to.
    Is Root A root mesh point is defined as a mesh point that is connected to the WAN and provides a wired backhaul to the network (Yes/No).
    MiNT ID Displays the MiNT Protocol ID for the global mint area identifier. This area identifier separates two overlapping mint networks and need only be configured if the administrator has two mint networks that share the same packet broadcast domain.
    Hops Number of hops to a root and should not exceed 4 in general practice. If using the same interface to both transmit and receive, then you will get approximately half the performance every additional hop out.
    Mobility Displays whether the mesh point is a mobile or static node. Displays True when the device is mobile and False when the device is not mobile.
    Metric A measure of the quality of the path. A lower value indicates a better path.
    State Indicates whether the path is currently Valid of Invalid.
    Binding Indicates whether the path is bound or unbound.
    Timeout The timeout interval in milliseconds. The interpretation this value will vary depending on the value of the state.
    Sequence The sequence number also known as the destination sequence number. It is updated whenever a mesh point receives new information about the sequence number from RREQ, RREP, or RERR messages that may be received related to that destination.
  8. Click the Root tab.

    Refer the following table for the Root tab information:

    Mesh Point Name Displays the name of each configured mesh point in the RF Domain.
    Recommended Displays the root that is recommended by the mesh routing layer.
    Root MPID The MP identifier is used to distinguish between other mesh points both on the same device and on other devices. This is used by a user to setup the preferred root configuration.
    Next Hop IFID The IFID of the next hop. The IFID is the MAC Address on the destination device.
    Radio Interface This indicates the interface that is used by the device to communicate with this neighbor. The values are 2.4 and 5.8, indicating the frequency of the radio that is used to communicate with the neighbor.
    Bound Indicates whether the root is bound or unbound.
    Metric Displays the computed path metric between the neighbor and their root mesh point.
    Interface Bias This field lists any bias applied because of the Preferred Root Interface Index.
    Neighbor Bias This field lists any bias applied because of the Preferred Root Next-Hop Neighbor IFID.
    Root Bias This field lists any bias applied because of the Preferred Root MPID.
  9. Click the Multicast Path tab.

    Refer the following table for the Multicast Path tab information:

    Mesh Point Name Displays the name of each configured mesh point in the RF Domain.
    Subscriber Name The identifier is used to distinguish between other mesh points both on the same device and on other devices. This is used by a user to setup the preferred root configuration.
    Subscriber MPID Lists the subscriber ID to distinguish between other mesh point neighbor devices in the RF Domain.
    Group Address Displays the MAC address used for the Group in the mesh point.
    Timeout The timeout interval in seconds. The interpretation this value will vary depending on the value of the state. If the state is Init or In Progress, the timeout duration has no significance. If the state is Enabled, the timeout duration indicates the amount of time left before the security validity check is initiated. If the state is Failed, the timeout duration is the amount of time after which the system will retry.
  10. Click the Neighbors tab.

    Refer the following table for the Neighbors tab information:

    Mesh Point Name Displays the name of each configured mesh point in the RF Domain.
    Destination Addr Displays the MeshID (MAC Address) of each mesh point in the RF Domain.
    Neighbor MP ID The MAC Address that the device uses to define the mesh point in the device that the neighbor is a part of. It is used to distinguish the device that is the neighbor.
    Neighbor IFID The MAC Address used by the interface on the neighbor device to communicate with this device. This may define a particular radio or Ethernet port that communicates with this device over the mesh.
    Root MP ID The MAC Address of the neighbor's root mesh point.
    Is Root A root mesh point is defined as a mesh point that is connected to the WAN and provides a wired backhaul to the network. Yes if the mesh point that is the neighbor is a root mesh point or No if the mesh point that is the neighbor is not a root mesh point.
    Mobility Displays whether the mesh point is a mobile or static node. Displays True when the device is mobile and False when the device is not mobile.
    Radio Interface This indicates the interface that is used by the device to communicate with this neighbor. The values are 2.4 and 5.8, indicating the frequency of the radio that is used to communicate with the neighbor.
    Mesh Root Hops The number of devices between the neighbor and its root mesh point. If the neighbor is a root mesh point, this value will be 0. If the neighbor is not a root mesh point but it has a neighbor that is a root mesh point, this value will be 1. Each mesh point between the neighbor and its root mesh point is counted as 1 hop.
    Resourced Displays whether the mesh point has been resourced or not. The Mesh Connex neighbor table can contain more neighbors than the AP supports. If the neighbor is resourced, it will take away a one of the resources for a wireless client device to be used for meshing. Displays True when the device is resourced and False when the device is not.
    Link Quality An abstract value depicting the quality of the mesh link between the device and the neighbor. The range is from 0 (weakest) to 100 (strongest).
    Link Metric This value shows the computed path metric from the device to the neighbor mesh point using this interface. The lower the number the better the possibility that the neighbor will be chosen as the path to the root mesh point.
    Root Metric The computed path metric between the neighbor and their root mesh point.
    Rank The rank is the level of importance and is used for automatic resource management.
    • 8 – The current next hop to the recommended root.
    • 7 – Any secondary next hop to the recommended root to has a good potential route metric.
    • 6 – A next hop to an alternate root node.
    • 5 – A downstream node currently hopping through to get to the root.
    • 4 – A downstream node that could hop through to get to the root, but is currently not hopping through any node (look at authentication, as this might be an issue).
    • 3 – A downstream node that is currently hopping through a different node to get to the root, but could potentially have a better route metric if it hopped through this node.
    • 2 – Reserved for active peer to peer routes and is not currently used.
    • 1 - A neighbor bound to the same recommended root but does not have a potential route metric as good as the neighbors ranked 8 and 7.
    • 0 – A neighbor bound to a different root node.
    • -1 – Not a member of the mesh as it has a different mesh ID.

    All client devices hold a rank of 3 and can replace any mesh devices lower than that rank.
    Age

    Displays the number of miliseconds since the mesh point last heard from this neighbor.
  11. Click the Security tab.

    Refer the following table for the Security tab information:

    Mesh Point Name Displays the name of each configured mesh point in the RF Domain.
    Destination Addr The destination is the endpoint of mesh path. It may be a MAC address or a mesh point ID.
    Radio Interface This indicates the interface that is used by the device to communicate with this neighbor. The values are 2.4 and 5.8, indicating the frequency of the radio that is used to communicate with the neighbor.
    Interface ID The IFID uniquely identifies an interface associated with the MPID. Each mesh point on a device can be associated with one or more interfaces.
    State Displays the Link State for each mesh point:
    • Init - indicates the link has not been established or has expired.
    • Enabled - indicates the link is available for communication.
    • Failed - indicates the attempt to establish the link failed and cannot be retried yet.
    • In Progress - indicates the link is being established but is not yet available.
    Timeout Displays the maximum value in seconds that the link is allowed to stay in the In Progress state before timing out.
    Keep Alive Yes indicates that the local MP will act as a supplicant to authenticate the link and not let it expire (if possible). No indicates that the local MP does not need the link and will let it expire if not maintained by the remote MP.
  12. Click the Proxy tab.

    Refer the following table for the Proxy tab information:

    Mesh Point Name Displays the name of each configured mesh point in the RF Domain.
    Destination Addr The destination is the endpoint of mesh path. It may be a MAC address or a mesh point ID.
    Proxy Address Displays the MAC Address of the proxy used in the mesh point.
    Age Displays the age of the proxy connection for each of the mesh points in the RF Domain.
    Proxy Owner The owner (MPID) is used to distinguish the device that is the neighbor.
    Persistence Displays the persistence (duration) of the proxy connection for each of the mesh points in the RF Domain.
    VLAN The VLAN ID used as a virtual interface with this proxy. A value of 4095 indicates that there is no VLAN ID.
  13. Periodically click Refresh to update the status of the screen.
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