ZyAIR B-500 Wireless Access Point User’s Guide

 

Figure 9-4 Channel Usage

The following table describes the labels in this screen.

 

Table 9-4 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 stations in an Ad-Hoc wireless network.

 

 

Maintenance

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