Access Point Status

The Access Point Status page displays real‑time information about the internal access point, including WLAN settings, radio configuration details for the 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz bands, and activity and traffic statistics.

The Access Point Status is displayed only when the Radio Role is set to Access Point or Access Point &Station.

 

• General

• 2.4 GHz Radio and 5 GHz Radio

General

The General page provides a real‑time summary of the operational parameters of the internal wireless radio. This view allows administrators to quickly verify the active wireless configuration, interface addressing, regulatory compliance domain, radio status, and firmware version of the integrated WLAN module.

WLAN Settings

WLAN Settings	Value
Primary BSSID	MAC address / serial number of the wireless security appliance.
Primary IP Address	IP address of the wireless interface.
Primary Subnet Mask	Netmask of the wireless subnet; this designates the network portion of the IP address.
Regulatory Domain	FCC - North America for domestic appliances. MKK - Japan for Japanese appliances. ETSI - Europe for international appliances.
WLAN	Enabled or Disabled; click the Edit link to open the Internal Wireless > Settings page to configure this setting.
Wireless Firmware	Firmware version on the radio card.

2.4 GHz Radio and 5 GHz Radio

The 2.4 GHz Radio and 5 GHz Radio pages provide a detailed, real‑time view of the operational status and performance characteristics of the firewall’s wireless radio modes. This section allows administrators to monitor key WLAN parameters, verify radio settings, and assess overall wireless health for clients operating on the 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz frequency bands.

WLAN Settings

WLAN Settings	Value
Enable	Enabled or Disabled; click the Edit link to open the Internal Wireless > Settings page to configure this setting.
Radio Mode	Current mode of the radio signal transmission, including: Type – 2.4 GHz or 5 GHz radio frequency band. Protocol – 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax, or a combination indicated by ‘/’. Mixed or Only – Mixed if multiple protocols are supported by the radio, Only if the radio mode is configured to connect only to devices using a specific single protocol. Click the Edit link to open the Internal Wireless > Settings page to configure this setting.
Channel	Channel number selected for transmitting wireless signal; click the Edit link to open the Internal Wireless > Settings page to configure this setting.
Associated Timeout	The amount of time, in seconds, that the access point waits before disconnecting an inactive client.
Interval Beacon	The interval, in milliseconds, between beacon transmissions sent by the access point.
Green AP	Enabled or Disabled; click the Edit link to open the Internal Wireless > Settings page to configure this setting.
Associated Stations	Number of clients associated to the wireless security appliance, and the maximum number of supported wireless associations for this appliance.
Intrusion Detection	Enabled or Disabled. Click the Edit link to open the Internal Wireless > IDS page to configure this setting.
Max Clients	The maximum number of wireless clients that can connect to the access point at the same time.
Multi-Band Coexist	Enabled or Disabled; click the Edit link to open the Internal Wireless > Settings page to configure this setting.
Short Guard Interval	Enabled or Disabled; click the Edit link to open the Internal Wireless > Settings page to configure this setting.
Short Guard Interval	Enabled or Disabled; click the Edit link to open the Internal Wireless > Settings page to configure this setting.
Wireless Guest Services	Enabled or Disabled; click the Edit link to open the Internal Wireless > Settings page to configure this setting.
VAPs	A group of Virtual Access Points that are configured and applied together to one or more access points. Each VAP in the group provides its own SSID, security settings, and network policies.
Radio Tx Rate	Wireless data transmission rate, Best or one of a dozen possible values in Mbps; click the Edit link to open the Internal Wireless > Advanced page to configure this setting.
Radio Tx Power	Current power level of the radio signal transmission, Full Power or one of several other settings; click the Edit link to open the Internal Wireless > Advanced page to configure this setting.

WLAN Statistics

Wireless Statistics	Rx/TX
Good Frames	Number of allowed frames received and transmitted.
Bad Frames	Number of frames that were dropped.
Good Bytes	Total number of bytes in the good frames.
Management Frames	Number of management frames received and transmitted.
Control Frames	Number of control frames received and transmitted.
Data Frames	Number of data frames received and transmitted.

WLAN Activities

Wireless Activities	Value
Associations	Number of wireless clients that have connected to the wireless security appliance.
Disassociations	Number of wireless clients that have disconnected from the wireless security appliance.
Reassociations	Number of wireless clients that were previously connected and have reconnected.
Authentications	Number of wireless clients that have been authenticated.
Deauthentications	Number of authenticated clients that have disconnected.
Discards Packets	Number of discarded packets.