The Site Survey Tab; Figure 7-4: The Site Survey Tab - Linksys WPC11 Quick Installation Manual

Wireless-B Notebook Adapter

The Site Survey Tab

The Site Survey tab displays available networks and allows you to connect to them. The information about these
networks are displayed as below:
SSID - The SSID or unique name of the wireless network.
Signal - The percentage of signal strength, from 0 to 100%.
Site Information
Network Mode - The mode of the wireless network currently in use.
Channel - The channel to which the wireless network devices are set.
WEP - The status of the WEP encryption security feature.
MAC - The MAC address of the wireless network's access point, as this example is of an infrastructure
network.
Surveyed at - This shows the time this was surveyed and detected.
Refresh - Click the Refresh button to perform a new search for wireless devices.
Connect - To connect to one of the networks on the list, select the wireless network, and click the Connect
button. If the wireless network has WEP encryption enabled, you will need to configure WEP encryption with
that network.
Chapter 7: Using the WLAN Monitor
The Site Survey Tab

Figure 7-4: The Site Survey Tab

mac: the unique address that a manufacturer
assigns to each networking device
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