User's Manual

Chapter 3 Wireless LAN Cards Monitor Utility

Site Survey

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 stations are listed

with the following information:

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 station (Ad-hoc

mode).

Signal: Shows the signal strength ratio. The higher the ration is, the more powerful the signal

received by your Wireless LAN Card. It helps you identify the quality network operation.

Channel: The operating radio channel number.

Encryption: Displays if encryption is enabled or disabled on the Access Point/wireless station

(Ad-hoc mode).

BSS: Basic Service Set. Indicates whether the operating mode is Infrastructure ( Access Point)

or Ad-Hoc (wireless station).

Re-Scan: This button allows you to update the list.