Compaq WL110 User Manual page 43

adequate coverage, or that suffer from in-band interference from other (wireless)
equipment such as security gates, microwave ovens or photo copiers.
To start the site monitor, select
Client Manager window. This will display the window pictured in Figure 5-3 on
page 5-9.
Options in the Site Monitor Window
Site Monitor tab - the primary tab to monitor the performance of your
wireless network (see "Site Monitor Tab" on page 5-9).
Selection tab - enables you to scan for neighboring networks and select
such networks for monitoring (see "Selection Tab" on page 5-11).
Log Settings tab - allows you to enable, disable or configure the site
monitor logging options (see "Logging Measurement Data" on page 5-14).
AP names tab - allows you to create user-defined Access Point names for
easy identification of Access Points in the Site Monitor window (see "AP
Names Tab" on page 5-13).
Note: The Site Monitor option only works in combination with Access Points.
When you select this option in a Peer-to-Peer workgroup environment
the Site Monitor window will not start with the Site Monitor tab but will
start with the Selection tab described on "Selection Tab" on pag e5-11.
Site Monitor Tab
When you open the Site Monitor window, this will display the window pictured
in Figure 5-3.
Figure 5-3 Site Monitor window
Displayed across the top of the Site Monitor window are the following fields:
1. Independent networks never include Access Points (see also chapter 2 "Wireless Configurations")
in the
Site Monitor
Monitoring your 11Mbps Wireless LAN Network
menu in the main
Advanced
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5-9