Cisco Systems OL-1377-03 manual Scanner Tab, Parameter Description

Chapter 7 Performing Diagnostics

Diagnostic Tools for Mac OS 9

Scanner Tab

Click the Scanner tab on the client utility advanced properties screen to display the Scanner Screen (see Figure 7-5).

Figure 7-5 Scanner Screen

The scanner screen displays information on the detected access points, which can be used to configure your client adapter to associate to an access point.

Note The client utility scanner displays only local access points that are configured for broadcast SSID. Typically, broadcast SSID is deactivated on access points configured for security.

Table 7-2lists and describes the parameters on the scanner details screen.

Table 7-2 Scanner Screen Parameters

		Parameter	Description
		Network Name	The network name or SSID of the access point.
		Signal Strength	The signal strength of received signals from the access point. On the
			Details screen format, the longer the bar graph is, the stronger the
			signal.
		Data Rates	The data rates supported by the access point.
		MAC Address	The MAC address of the access point.
		Channel	The operating frequency and channel that the access point is using for
			communications.
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