Firmware Pages and Descriptions

Wireless Settings Page Elements (Cont.)

Wireless Security (Cont.):

 

EAP-FAST

An EAP-FASTsecurity method is designed for wireless environments where

 

both security and ease of setup are balanced together.

 

• Pressing the EAP-FAST button opens the EAP-FAST Settings dialog

 

(FIG. 107).

 

The following fields are required: SSID, Identity, Anonymous Identity, and

 

Password

 

• Refer to the following Wireless Settings Page - Security Options -

 

Overview section on page 115 for further details on these security options.

 

 

Site Survey:

The Site Survey tool allows installers to see all of the WAPs within the panel’s

 

communication/detection area.

 

• The information displayed includes: SSID, Channel, Signal Strength, Security

 

Type (if detectable), and MAC address of the WAP.

 

• From the site survey tool, a user can then select and connect to a WAP

 

although proper configuration of the security settings may still be required.

 

• Refer to the Using the Site Survey tool section on page 61 for more

 

information on using this feature.

 

 

RF Link Info:

Sets the communication values for the internal wireless interface card.

SSID

 

Displays the currently used SSID of the target WAP.

 

 

Channel

The RF channel being used for connection to the WAP (read -only).

 

• This is determined through the WAP.

 

 

Link Quality

Displays the current quality of the link (as descriptive colored text) from the

 

wireless NIC to the Wireless Access Point in real time.

 

• The bargraph has been replaced with a descriptions: None, Poor, Fair,

 

Good, Very Good, and Excellent. Green color text indicates better

 

communication quality.

 

• It reports the quality of the signal over the air (direct sequence spread

 

spectrum). Even when the link quality is at its lowest you still have a

 

connection and with it the ability to transmit and receive data, even if at much

 

lower speeds.

 

Note: Both Link Quality and Signal Strength are applicable to the RF

 

connection only. It is quite possible to have an RF signal to a Wireless Access

 

Point but be unable to communicate with it because of either incorrect IP or

 

encryption settings.

Signal Strength

 

SNR (Signal Noise Ratio) is a measure of the relative strength of a wireless RF

 

connection. This indicator displays a description of the signal strength from the

 

Wireless Access Point connection.

 

• The bargraph has been replaced with a descriptions: None, Poor, Fair,

 

Good, Very Good, and Excellent. Green color text indicates better signal

 

strength.

 

• Given this value and the link quality above, a user can determine the noise

 

level component of SNR.

 

Ex: If the signal strength is high but the link quality is low then the cause of the

 

link degradation is noise. However, if the signal strength is low and the link

 

quality is low the cause would simply be signal strength.

Data Rate

 

The data rate (in Mbps) at which the panel is currently communicating with a

 

target WAP at (dynamic).

 

• As you move closer to the target WAP (and both the signal strength/quality),

 

the data rate increases and as the quality degrades this rate decreases.

 

• Data rates for 802.11b communication are: 1, 2, 5.5, and 11 Mbps.

 

• Ex: 802.11b has a max data rate is 11 Mbps.

 

 

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