Discover Networks and Access Points
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: The time when the tester first heard the access
point. To see access points that come into range as you
move through an area, sort the list in descending
sequence for the timestamp column.
Press O, then move through an area. Access points
that come into range are added to the top of the list.
Access points that go out of range become gray if Gray
inaudible access points is enabled.
ACL: The authorization status of the access point. The
default status is Unknown but may be changed to
Authorized to suit your needs. Change the status of
each access point to show how it is related to your
network. See page 45.
(...): Virtual access points or MACs from the same access
point have different authorization status settings.
Usually, you give them the same authorization status.
: The channel that the access point uses.
SNR: Signal to Noise Ratio is a measure of signal
strength relative to noise. The ratio is measured in
decibels (dB).
: The strength of the signal. For multiple APs, this
column shows the strength of the strongest signal. You
can change the thresholds for the colors in the bar
graphs. See page
44.
Name/MAC: The name or MAC address of the access
point. The address starts with a vendor abbreviation
prefix, if the prefix is available. See “oui_abbr.txt” on
page
90.
*: The access point broadcasts more than one MAC
address (BSSID). To see the MAC addresses, select the
access point. See “Group virtual access points” on page
39.
Access points that the tester has not heard recently are
gray if Gray inaudible access points is enabled (see page
39).
SSID: Service Set Identifier. The name of the wireless
network.
If the access point supports more than one SSID, select
the access point to see the SSIDs. See “Group virtual
access points” on page 39.
If you came to this screen from the Networks screen, the
screen shows the SSID at the top.
Networks that the tester has not heard recently are gray
if Gray inaudible access points is enabled (see page 39).
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