Viewing Mesh APs

Mesh APs are wireless access points. They provide consistent transmission of data, any failures do not disrupt the data transmision.
To view the Mesh APs on the controller, perform the following steps.
  1. From the main menu, click the Network tab.
  2. Click Access Point, the Access Point page appears. On the upper-right corner of the page, select the Mesh option from View mode.
    The below table describes the fields for Mesh AP, and the description.

    Viewing Mesh APs

    Viewing Mesh APs

    Access Point Details

    Field Name Description
    SNR Displays the Signal-to-Noise Ratio (SNR), which indicates the signal strength relative to background noise. The SNR value is shown in decibels (dB) and displayed as either the real-time value or the average value over the past 90 seconds.
    MCS Rate (Tx) (Rx) Displays the median of MCS rate Tx/Rx for both client and AP in there respective pages. These values are updated every 180 seconds (Highscale) and 90 seeconds (Essentials).
    AP Name Displays the name assigned to the access point
    AP Model Displays the model name.
    IP Address Displays the IP address assigned to the wireless client
    External IP Address Displays the APs external IP address
    Mesh Role Displays the status of APs
    Channel Displays the wireless channel (and channel width) that the wireless client is using
    Traffic (Uplink) Displays the total uplink traffic (in KB/MB/GB/TB) for this client in this session
    Traffic (Downlink) Displays the total downlink traffic (in KB/MB/GB/TB) for this client in this session
    Client Count Displays the number of client in theAP
    Hop Count Displays the number of hop counts