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The following table describes the labels in this screen.

Table 5 Station Mode: Site Survey

LABEL

DESCRIPTION

 

 

Available Network

Click a column heading to sort the entries.

List

 

 

denotes that the wireless device is in infrastructure mode and the wireless

,

security is activated.

denotes that the wireless device is in infrastructure mode but the wireless

 

,

security is deactivated.

or

denotes that the wireless device is in Ad-Hoc mode and the wireless

 

security is activated.

 

denotes that the wireless device is in Ad-Hoc mode but the wireless

 

security is deactivated.

SSID

This field displays the SSID (Service Set IDentifier) of each wireless device.

 

 

Channel

This field displays the channel number used by each wireless device.

 

 

Signal

This field displays the signal strength of each wireless device.

 

 

Scan

Click Scan to search for available wireless devices within transmission range.

 

 

Connect

Click Connect to associate to the selected wireless device.

 

 

Site Info

Click an entry in the Available Network List table to display the information of the

 

selected wireless device.

Network Type

This field displays the network type (Infrastructure or Ad Hoc) of the wireless

 

device.

Channel

This field displays the channel number used by each wireless device.

 

 

Encryption

This field shows whether data encryption is activated (WEP (WEP or 802.1x),

 

WPA, WPA-PSK,WPA2, WPA2-PSK) or inactive (Disabled).

MAC address

This field displays the MAC address of the wireless device.

 

 

Surveyed at

This field displays the time when the wireless device is scanned.

 

 

3.3.1 Connecting to a WLAN Network

Follow the steps below to connect to a WLAN network using the Site Survey screen.

1Click Scan to search for all available wireless networks within range.

2To join a network, click an entry in the table to select a wireless network and then click Connect or double-click an entry.

3If the wireless security is activated for the selected wireless network, the Security Setting screen displays. You must set the related fields in the Security Setting screen to the same security settings as the associated wireless device. Refer to Section 3.3.2 on page 39 for more information.

Otherwise click the Exit button and connect to another wireless network without data encryption.

4Verify that you have successfully connected to the selected network and check the network information in the Link Info screen.

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