Zoom 4410B - Manual (Page 32)

32 Wireless-G USB Adapter
The information displayed on the Site Survey tab is as follows:
• ESSID (Extended Service Set
Identifier): An Extended Service Set
consists of two or more Basic
Service Sets (see below). An
ESSID, also known as an SSID or
Network Name, is chosen by the
person who sets up the network.
The ESSID is a code attached to all
packets sent over an infrastructure
wireless network. The code can
contain up to 32 alphanumeric
characters. All devices in the
network must share the same
ESSID.
• BSSID (Basic Service Set
Identifier): A Basic Service Set
consists of a wireless access point
connected to wired network and a
set of wireless devices. In an
infrastructure network, the BSSID is
the MAC address of the wireless
router or wireless access point. In
an ad hoc network, the BSSID is the
MAC address of the first computer in
the network to be powered up.
• Channel: The Wi-Fi frequency
channel.
• Network Type: Infrastructure or Ad
Hoc (see page 12).
• Security: The type of security
configured for the network.
• Signal: The strength and quality of
your transmissions.
• Supported rates (data transfer
speeds): In wireless networks the
data rates are typically 11Mb/s or
54Mb/s. The rates depend on
signal strength and quality.