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Read-Only Parameters of
Neighbouring Access Points
Viewable from Site Survey page
Description
Bssid
Wireless MAC address of the access point
in a wireless network infrastructure.
SSID
Network name that uniquely identifies the
network to which the access point is
connected.
Chan
Channel being used for transmission.
Auth
Types of authentication, such as WPA,
WPA-Personal, etc being used by the
access point.
Alg
Types of algorithm, such as WEP, TKIP, etc
being used by the access point.
Signal
Strength of the signal received in
percentage.
NOTE
Site Survey is used to scan and display all access points based on the
current security setting of your access point.
Explanation of the following information supplied by the Site Survey
according to the security setting:
If the security mode is set to None or WEP, the scan will show all
available access points with no security or WEP security
If the security mode is set to WPA-Personal, the scan will show all
available access points with all types of security from no security,
WEP security to WPA-Personal security.