Viewing The Scan List In The Ih Browser - ProSoft Technology RLX2-IHW-E User Manual

RLX2-IHx Series ♦ 802.11a, b, g, n
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5.9.3 Viewing the Scan List in the IH Browser

The Scan List dialog box shows all 802.11 Access Points known to the selected radio on
this channel (through beacons), even if the Access Point is not linked to the radio (has a
different SSID or uses different encryption). See Detecting 802.11 Access Points (page
28).
Note: This list shows some of the same information available in the Available Parents table in the web
interface. See Viewing Available Parents for a Radio (page 59).
1 In the IH Browser, select a radio in either the List View or Topology View.
2 From the I
L .
IST
List entries marked with an asterisk * indicate that the entry is an alternate path, which
you can also see if you select the
view (blue lines link the radio to its alternate parents).
Parameter
Refresh
Now
BSS ID
(name)
Cost
ProSoft Technology, Inc.
menu choose S
NFO CAN
Description
Specifies the data refresh interval in seconds or minutes. Select
M to prevent the IH Browser from automatically updating the
ANUALLY
data.
Click N to manually update the data.
OW
Displays the Basic Service Set Identifier. This is the MAC addresses of
the wireless clients known to the selected radio.
The name for RLX2-IHx series radios.
Displays the calculated parent selection cost. The radio evaluates the
link it has to its parent once per second to determine if this link is the
best parent to use. The radio calculates the cost for each entry. The
cost calculation is based not only on the strongest signal, but on several
other factors to provide optimum network communication.
Using the IH Browser to Manage your Radios
L , or right-click the radio and choose S
IST
Parents button from the toolbar in the Topology
User Manual
CAN
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