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Table 42 Cluster Member Details
Field Description
The Service Set Identifier (SSID) this access point is on.
SSID
The SSID is an alphanumeric string of up to 32 characters that
uniquely identifies a wireless local area network. It is also
referred to as the Network Name.
A guest network and an Internal network running on the same
access point must have two different network names.
Shows the MAC address of the neighboring access point.
MAC Address
A MAC address is a hardware address that uniquely identifies
each node of a network.
Shows the channel on which the access point is broadcasting.
Channel
The Channel defines the portion of the radio spectrum that the
radio uses for transmitting and receiving.
Shows the rate (in megabits per second) at which this access
Rate
point is currently transmitting.
The current rate will always be one of the rates shown in
Supported Rates.
Indicates the strength of the radio signal emitting from this
Signal
access point measured in decibels (Db).
Shows the Beacon interval being used by this access point.
Beacon Interval
Beacon frames are transmitted by an access point at regular
intervals to announce the existence of the wireless network. The
default behavior is to send a beacon frame once every 100
milliseconds (or 10 per second).
Shows the date and time of the last beacon received from this
Beacon Age
access point.
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