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Survey - site survey tab, Chapter 3 - reference, Buttons – Asus WL-107 User Manual

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Chapter 3 - Reference

Chapter 3

Windows Settings

Survey - Site Survey Tab

Use the Site Survey tab to view statistics on the wireless networks available
to the ASUS WLAN Card. The Site Survey tab is read-only with no user
configurable data fields. Use the Site Survey tab to view the following
network parameters.

BSSID – View the IEEE MAC addresses of the available networks.

SSID – View the SSID (service set identification) within available networks.

CH – View the direct-sequence channel used by each network.

RSSI – Views the Received Signal Strength Indication (RSSI) in dB.

Type – View wireless network status information, the value is either
AP (infrastructure) or STA (Ad Hoc).

WEP – View wireless network WEP encryption information, the value
is either OFF (disable encryption) or ON (enable encryption).

Buttons

Search – Scan all available wireless networks and show the scan result in
the “Available Network List”.

Connect – To associate a network, select it from the “Available Network
List” and click this button.

Some Access Points
can disable broadcast-
ing SSID to hide them-
selves from “Site Sur-
vey” or “Site Monitor”
for added security but
still allow you to join if
you know their SSID.