Appendix F Performing a Site Survey

Using the AP Scan List Tab

Viewing AP Details

To view details for a particular access point in the AP scan list, select the desired network name in the scan list and click View AP Details. The AP Detailed Information window appears (see Figure F-6).

Note You can also open the AP Detailed Information window by double-clicking in the first column of the desired row.

Figure F-6 Site Survey Utility - AP Detailed Information Window

Table F-3interprets the information that is displayed in the AP Detailed Information window.

Note The AP Detailed Information window contains tegxt summaries of all the information elements present in the access point’s beacon or probe response. As a result, the window may contain different information than that described in Table F-3.

Table F-3 Site Survey Utility - AP Detailed Information

Detailed Information

 

Parameter

Description

 

 

SSID

The network name, or service set identifier (SSID), indicates the name of the

 

access point’s wireless network.

 

 

MAC Address

The access point’s MAC address.

 

Note This field displays the MAC address of the access point’s Ethernet

 

port (for access points that do not run Cisco IOS software) or the

 

MAC address of the access point’s radio (for access points that run

 

Cisco IOS software). The MAC address of the Ethernet port on access

 

points that run Cisco IOS software is printed on a label on the back of

 

the device.

 

 

Cisco Aironet 802.11a/b/g Wireless LAN Client Adapters (CB21AG and PI21AG) Installation and Configuration Guide for Windows

 

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