Siemens SIMATIC NET SCALANCE W780 Series Configuration Manual page 157

The table has the following columns:
● Radio
Shows the available WLAN interfaces in this column.
● Type
Shows the mode of the WLAN interface.
● SSID
Shows the SSID of the access point.
● BSSID
Shows the MAC address of the access point.
● System Name
Shows the system name of the SCALANCE W700-Geräts. The entry depends on the
access point. Not all access points support this parameter.
● Channel
Shows the channel over which the client communicates with the access point.
● Signal Strength [dBm]
Shows the signal strength of the client in bBm.
● Signal strength [%]
Shows the signal strength of the client as a percentage.
● Age [s]
Shows the time that has elapsed since the last access point activity.
● Security
Shows which authentication method is used.
– If the authentication method "Open System + Encryption" or "Shared Key" is used, the
– If iPCF, iPCF-HT or iPCF-MC mode is enabled on the WLAN interface, the following is
● WLAN Mode
Shows the transmission standard. If DFS is activated, the transmission standard
"802.11h" is not shown additionally but only the configured transmission standard
"802.11a" or "802.11n".
SCALANCE W780/W740 to IEEE 802.11n Web Based Management
Configuration Manual, 08/2018, C79000-G8976-C267-13
"Encrypted (WEP/AES)" is displayed for both authentication methods.
displayed depending on the encryption status:
iPCF Encrypted (AES): Encryption is enabled.
iPCF authentication: Encryption is disabled.
Configuring with Web Based Management
6.4 "Information" menu
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