Siemens 11 - Manual (Page 22)

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Wireless LAN Monitor Utility
Gigaset USB Adapter 11 / en / A31008-E105-B102-1-7619 / utility.fm / 06.12.2002
Site Survey
The site Survey function scans the wireless network searching for available Access
Points and wireless stations (ad hoc mode) within the range of the card. Available sta-
tions are listed with the following information:
Connecting to Desired Site by Site Survey Utility
If you want to connect to any of the Access Point(s) and ad hoc Station(s) listed, double-
click on your choice (on the BSSID field). The utility will take you back to the Monitor
screen showing the parameters of the connection newly established.
BSSID Basic Service Set ID. It is actually the MAC address of the Access Point/
wireless station (ad hoc mode). It can be used to identify the stations
when they have the same SSID.
SSID Service Set ID. Displays the current SSID of the Access Point/wireless sta-
tion (ad hoc mode).
Signal Shows the signal strength ratio. The higher the ratio, the more powerful
the signal received by your Gigaset USB Adapter 11. It helps you identify
the quality network operation.
Ch (Channel) The operating radio channel number.
WEP
Indicates whether encryption is enabled or disabled on the Access Point/
wireless station (ad hoc mode).
Type Indicates whether the operating mode is infrastructure (Access Point) or
ad hoc (wireless station).
Re-Scan This button allows you to update the list.