Site Survey On Mac Os X - Cisco AIR-PCM340 Installation And Configuration Manual

Site Survey

Site Survey on Mac OS X

The client utility supports several tools that can be used to display information to perform a site survey:
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Follow the steps below to obtain information about the wireless network traffic using the status screen:
Click the Status tab on the client utility advanced properties screen and the Status Screen is displayed
Step 1
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Figure E-3
The status screen indicates the network name, MAC address, data rate, signal quality, and signal strength
of the signal from the access point.
Monitor the signal strength and signal quality as you walk around the wireless cell area.
Step 2
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Advanced parameters status screen—provides signal strength, signal quality, and data rate of the
access point signal.
Advanced parameters scanner screen—allows you to select a specific access point from a list of
detected access points configured for broadcast SSID and provides the signal strength and the
transfer rates supported by the selected access point.
LSM scanner tool—provides a graphical display that shows both signal strength and signal quality
of the detected access points configured for broadcast SSID.
Figure E-3).
Status Screen
Appendix E Positioning Wireless Devices
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