Users Guide

Column Description
Type
Device type. This parameter can be any of the following:
l audio FF (fixed frequency)
l bluetooth
l cordless base FH (frequency hopper)
l cordless phone FF (fixed frequency)
l cordless network FH (frequency hopper)
l generic FF (fixed frequency)
l generic FH (frequency hopper)
l generic interferer
l microwave
l microwave inverter
l video
l xbox
NOTE: For additional details about non Wi-Fi device types shown
in this table, see Table 15.
ID
ID number assigned to the device by the spectrum monitor or
hybrid AP radio. Spectrum monitors and hybrid APs assign a
unique spectrum ID per device type.
Cfreq Center frequency of the signal sent from the device.
Bandwidth Channel bandwidth used by the device.
Channels-affected Radio channels affected by the wireless device.
Signal-strength Strength of the signal sent from the device, in dBm.
Duty-cycle
Device duty cycle. This value represents the percent of time the
device broadcasts a signal.
Add-time Time at which the device was first detected.
Update-time Time at which the device’s status was updated.
Table 14 - Device Summary and Channel Information
Non Wi-Fi Interferers
The following table describes each type of non Wi-Fi interferer detected by the spectrum monitor
feature.
Non Wi-Fi
Interferer
Description
Bluetooth
Any device that uses the Bluetooth protocol to communicate in the 2.4 GHz
band is classified as a Bluetooth device. Bluetooth uses a frequency hopping
protocol.
Fixed
Frequency
(Audio)
Some audio devices such as wireless speakers and microphones also use
fixed frequency to continuously transmit audio. These devices are classified
as Fixed Frequency (Audio).
Table 15 - Non Wi-Fi Interferer Types
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