ProSoft Technology RLXIB-IHA-A - Manual (Page 42)

Radio Configuration / Diagnostic Utility RLXIB-IHA ♦ 802.11a
User Manual RadioLinx® 802.11a Industrial Hotspot
Page 42 of 123 ProSoft Technology, Inc.
July 25, 2013
4.1.1 Available Parents
This page opens when you click the Available Parents button on the Radio
Configuration Form.
Note: This form is not available when the radio type is Master.
This page is helpful for viewing:
 Possible parents for a repeater. The current parent should normally be the
radio with the lowest cost and a matching SSID.
 Other 802.11 networks in the area.
Field Description
Only Show Same SSID Select (check) this box to restrict the list of available parents to those
with the same SSID as the radio you are configuring.
Refresh Click this button to re-scan the network and update the devices in the
list.
Mac ID A unique hexadecimal number that identifies any Ethernet device.
SSID Network Name (Service Set Identifier).
Channel The radio channel on which the device is transmitting. The channel list
indicates the channel number as well as the frequency (5 gHz).
RSSI Received Signal Strength Indication.
Security The encryption type enabled for the device.
Speed The IEEE 802.11 connection speed.
Cost Parent selection cost.
Age The length of time (in seconds) since the radio last saw a packet from
this MAC address
Hops The number of hops to the Master. A value of 0 (zero) is shown for
non-ProSoft devices.
This list contains both 802.11 devices that are part of the same SSID as the
RLXIB-IHA itself (for example, "Minerals") as well as devices that belong to
different SSIDs (for example, "Network1" and "ProSoftInternal"). This list is
updated continuously and can be used for many purposes.