Using The Wireless Site Survey Tool - AMX MVP-9000i-GB Instruction Manual

3. Press the IP Address field to open a keyboard and enter the Static IP Address provided by the System Administrator. Press OK
after entering the IP address information and repeat the same process for the Subnet Mask and Gateway fields.
4. Press the optional Host Name field to open the keyboard and enter the Host Name information. Press OK after assigning the
alpha-numeric string of the host name.
5. Press the Primary DNS field to open a Keyboard, enter the Primary DNS Address (provided by the System Administrator) and
press OK when compete. Repeat this process for the Secondary DNS field.
6. Press the Domain field to open a Keyboard, enter the resolvable domain Address (this is provided by the System Administrator
and equates to a unique Internet name for the panel), and press OK when complete.
7. Set up the security and communication parameters between the wireless card and the target AP by configuring the
information on the second page of the WiFi tab. Refer to the following section for detailed procedures to set up either a secure
or unsecure connection.

Using the Wireless Site Survey Tool

This tool allows a user to "sniff out" all transmitting Wireless Access Points within the detection range of the internal wireless card
(FIG. 26). Once the Site Survey button is pressed, the device displays the Wireless Site Survey page, which contains the following
categories:
Network Name (SSID) - Wireless Access Point names
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Channel (RF) - Channel currently being used by the AP (Access Point)
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Security (if undetectable - N/A) - Security protocol enabled on the AP
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Signal - Displays the signal strength
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MAC Address - Unique identification of the transmitting Access Point
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Wireless Site Survey page
FIG. 26
NOTE: While running a site survey, wireless connectivity will be unavailable.
To access the Wireless Site Survey page:
1. From the System Settings page, touch the WiFi tab.
2. At the bottom of the page, press the Next button to move to the second WiFi tab page.
3. Press the Site Survey button. This action launches the Wireless Site Survey page, which displays a listing of all detected APs in
the communication range of the internal card.
The card scans its environment every four seconds and adds any new APs found to the list. Every scan cycle updates the
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signal strength fields.
Access points are tracked by MAC Address.
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4. Sort the information provided on this page by pressing on a column name. This moves the sorting arrow to that column, where
it may be toggled up or down.
Up arrow - indicates that the information is being sorted in an ascending order.
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Down arrow - indicates that the information is being sorted in a descending order.
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NOTE: If the panel detects more than 10 APs, the Up/Down arrows at the far right side of the page become active (blue) and
allow the user to scroll through the list of entries.
5. Select a desired Access Point by touching the corresponding row. The up arrow and down arrow will be grayed out if ten or
fewer access points are detected. If more are detected, then they will be enabled as appropriate so that the user can scroll
through the list.
6. With the desired AP selected and highlighted, click the Connect button to be directed to the selected security mode's popup
window with the SSID field filled in. From there, either Cancel the operation or fill in any necessary information fields and then
click Save.
Selecting an Open, WEP, or WPA-PSK Access Point and then clicking Connect will open the corresponding Simple Mode popup
window (FIG. 27).
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If the AP's SSID is set as a blank, then N/A is displayed within the SSID field.
If the AP's SSID is not broadcast, it will not show up on the Wireless Networks screen.
If an AP is displayed in the list is not detected for 10 scans in a row, it is then removed from the screen. In this way, a
user can walk around a building and track access points as they move in and out of range.
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