Configuring Communications
Using the Site Survey tool
This tool allows a user to
Network Name (SSID) - Wireless Access Point names
Channel (RF) - Channel currently being used by the WAP (Wireless Access Point).
Security Type (if detectable - such as WEP, OPEN and UNKNOWN) - security protocol enabled on the WAP.
Signal - The signal strength in dBm. This category may be displayed in ascending or descending order by pressing the arrow at the top of the list.
MAC Address - Unique identification of the transmitting Access Point.
Indicates the currently active column and the order
in which the data is being sorted - (Descending order shown)
Indicates a selected AP
FIG. 17 Wireless Site Survey page
In the Protected Setup page:
1.Press the Wireless Settings button (located on the
2.Navigate to the Access Point MAC Address section at the bottom of this page and press the
The card scans its environment every four seconds and adds any new WAPs found to the list. Every scan cycle updates the signal strength field.
Access points are tracked by MAC Address.
If the WAP’s SSID is set as a blank, then N/A is displayed within the SSID field.
If the WAP’s SSID is hidden (not broadcast) it will not show up on the site survey screen but it can still be configured via the SSID field on the specified security mode screen.
If a WAP displayed in the list is not detected for 10 scans in a row, it is then removed from the screen. In this way, a user can walk around a building and see access points come and go as they move in and out of range.
3.Sort the information provided on this page by pressing on a column name and toggling the direction of the adjacent arrow.
Up arrow - indicates that the information is being sorted in a Ascending order.
SSID (A to Z), Channel (1 to 14), Security (Unknown to WEP), Signal (None to Excellent). The firmware considers the following to be the security order from least secure to most secure: Open, WEP, WPA, WPA2, and Unknown.
Down arrow - indicates that the information is being sorted in a Descending order.
SSID (Z to A), Channel (11 to 6), Security (WEP to Unknown), Signal (Excellent to None)
If the panel detects more than 10 WAPs, the Up/Down arrows at the far right side of the page become active (blue) and allow the user to scroll through the list of entries.
18 |
