Fluke AIRCHECK User Manual page 62

AirCheck Wi-Fi Tester
Users Manual
: Ad hoc networks are created when clients
communicate directly and not through an access point.
This type of network may be considered a security risk
be making it easier for unauthorized access to data on
the network.
[Hidden]: The network does not broadcast its SSID.
If an SSID shows in square brackets, the tester found the
hidden SSID in packets from other wireless clients. In
AirCheck Manager, these SSIDs show without square
brackets.
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: The security status of the access point:
Red open lock: The access point does not have
security enabled.
Yellow closed lock: The access point uses WEP
security protocol.
Green closed lock: The access point uses a security
protocol that is more secure than WEP, for example,
WPA or WPA2.
: A client device operating in ad hoc mode is
included in the access point list. The other client devices
connected to the ad hoc network will be listed under
the "clients" tab.
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(...): All access points do not use the same type of
security. For example, one uses WEP and another uses
WPA.
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802.11: The 802.11 standards that the access point uses:
: 802.11a: Uses the 5 GHz band.
: 802.11b: Uses the 2.4 GHz band.
: 802.11g: Uses the 2.4 GHz band.
: 802.11n: Can be used in the 2.4 GHz or 5 GHz bands.
802.11ac: Uses the 5 GHz band.
Red bars: The tester received a 802.11d country
code from the access point. The country is different
from the country selected in Tools > Set country in the
tester.
: Access points that use the 802.11n
standard can bond a channel with an extension channel
above ( ) or below it (
channel. This wider channel gives the network higher
throughput.
(...): All access points do not use the same 802.11
standard.
) to make one 40 MHz