G-3000H User’s Guide

Figure 93 Channel Usage

The following table describes the labels in this screen.

Table 56 Channel Usage

LABEL

DESCRIPTION

 

 

SSID

This is the Service Set IDentification name of the AP in an Infrastructure

 

wireless network or wireless station in an Ad-Hoc wireless network. For our

 

purposes, we define an Infrastructure network as a wireless network that uses

 

an AP and an Ad-Hoc network (also known as Independent Basic Service Set

 

(IBSS)) as one that doesn’t. See the Wireless Configuration and Roaming

 

chapter for more information on basic service sets (BSS) and extended service

 

sets (ESS).

MAC Address

This field displays the MAC address of the AP in an Infrastructure wireless

 

network. It is randomly generated (so ignore it) in an Ad-Hoc wireless network.

Channel

This is the index number of the channel currently used by the associated AP in

 

an Infrastructure wireless network or wireless station in an Ad-Hoc wireless

 

network.

Signal

This field displays the strength of the AP’s signal. If you must choose a channel

 

that’s currently in use, choose one with low signal strength for minimum

 

interference.

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