Wlan Statistics; Faults - Siemens SIMATIC NET SCALANCE W780 Series Configuration Manual

6.4.15

WLAN statistics

6.4.15.1

Faults

The WBM page show how many bad frames were received or sent per WLAN interface. If an
increased number of errors occurs, you should check the settings for the WLAN interface(s),
the setup of the SCALANCE W devices and the connection quality.
Description
The Sent Errors table has the following columns:
● Interface
Shows the WLAN interface to which the entries apply.
● Error types
The other columns after the WLAN interface contain the absolute numbers of the frames
sent according to their error type.
The columns of the table distinguish the following error types:
– Transmission Errors
– Dropped Frames
– Send Retries
SCALANCE W780/W740 to IEEE 802.11n Web Based Management
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Shows the number and percentage of bad frames that were sent.
Shows the number and percentage of frames that were discarded.
Despite all the retries, the frame could not be successfully sent.
The frame has not yet been sent and the recipient has logged off in the meantime.
Shows the number and percentage of frames sent successfully that required one or
more retries.
Configuring with Web Based Management
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