User's Manual

CardBus Enhanced Wireless Network Adapter
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Site Survey (Infrastructure Mode Only)
Site Survey scans for all existing APs and displays the domain name (SSID),
BSSID (MAC ID), channel number, signal strength, network mode, WEP status,
and estimated distance. It also gives users the option of selecting a particular access
point to associate with (and thus “join” a wireless network).
When Site Survey is run, the program first reads and displays information stored in
the database. The information is not dynamically updated. To refresh the data click
the
Scan
button.
The Signal Strength column shows either green (strong signal), or yellow (average
signal).
Figure 21. Site Survey
Scan
Click Scan to obtain and display updated BSSID information. You may need to
wait a short time until the scan is completed.
Join
Selecting one of the APs from the list will enable the
Join
button. The
Join
command allows you to manually connect to a specific AP. Alternatively, you can
double-click the AP’s entry in the list.
If joining cannot be accomplished within 20 seconds (possibly due to an AP that
has gone off the air since the data was last refreshed, RF interference, or a busy
AP), the operation will fail. If this happens, you may try joining with the same AP
again, or select another AP to join.