Gigabyte GN-WPKG user manual Site Survey Tab, 10. Site Survey

3.3.Site Survey Tab

The Site Survey tab shows you the list of reachable access points and/or peer-to-peer Stations. Just double click on the SSID that you want to connect or click the Connect button. (see Figure 3-9)

Figure 3-10. Site Survey

Description of items in Figure 3-10is as follows:

SSID: The name of the wireless network (also known as Network Name).

BSSID: Displays the MAC address of the Access Point or router.

Signal Strength: Displays the strength of the signal from a station to the AP.

Channel: Displays the current channel number used by the Access Point.

Encryption: The security method used by the Access Point.

Authentication: The authentication type used by the Access Point.

Network Type: Informs you if an Access Point (infrastructure) or other stations (802.11 Ad Hoc) is connected. When it is 802.11 Ad Hoc, we can select a channel for all members in 802.11 Ad Hoc.

Rescan: Rescan the available networks and then re-display results.

Connect: Connects with the highlighted Access Point.

Add to Profile: Adds a specific Access Point into the profile.

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