Discovering Clients; Discovering Clients Through Meru Aps - Netscout AirCheck G2 User Manual

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XI. ISCOVERING
When the tester is on, it monitors each channel for probe
request frames to discover client devices. To see these
clients, use the Clients button on the home screen.
In addition to the client MAC address, information such as
channels used, data rate, probed SSIDs, the connected SSID
and access point of an associated client are shown.
The client screens include a Locate function to help you find
clients. See page 55.
When an associated client is highlighted in the test. Press
Access Point Details to see the details of the
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associated Access Point.
When you use the Clients function, the tester monitors each
channel for a longer time than when you use other functions.
This lets the tester find more clients on each channel.
To discover clients
From the home screen, select Clients. Figure 24 shows the
Clients screen.
To see details about a client, highlight the client, then press
. See Figure 25.
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C
LIENTS
The tester shows the most recent information for a client
only when the client transmits data while the tester
monitors the channel that the client uses. To collect client
information quickly, go to Settings
802.11 settings and enable only one band. This
decreases the number of tester monitored channels.
To search for a specific client
1 On the home screen, highlight the Clients icon and press
Search.
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2 Highlight and select BSSID/MAC or Vendor MAC.
3 Enter the information and press
If the search device has been discovered, the device will be
highlighted on the Clients screen.

Discovering Clients through Meru APs

The tester can discover clients no matter how many Meru
APs are configured. If the SSID is configured for virtual port,
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Discovering Clients

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> Manage
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