Wireless Neighborhood; Scanning Modes; Monitor Mode - HP MSM3xx Management And Configuration Manual

Wireless configuration

Wireless neighborhood

Set power to
Specify the transmission power in dBm or as a percentage of the maximum output power.
When you select Save, percentage values are rounded up or down so that the dBm value is
always a whole number).
Note that the actual transmit power used by the radio may be less than the specified value.
The AP determines the maximum power to be used based on the regulatory domain.
Automatic power control
Select this checkbox to have the AP automatically determine the optimal power setting
within the defined power limits (i.e., up to the specified percentage/dBm value).
Interval
Specify the interval at which the Automatic power control feature adjusts the optimal
power setting.
Wireless neighborhood
You can use the wireless neighborhood feature to conduct a site survey to discover the
operating frequencies of other APs in your area for site planning purposes.
It can also be used to flag discovered APs as either authorized APs or rogue APs. This is
useful for monitoring the installation of wireless access points in your company's work areas
to ensure that new APs (which could be a security risk if improperly configured) are not
deployed without your knowledge.

Scanning modes

The way in which the AP performs scanning depends on the configuration of the wireless
radio (Wireless > Radio page). The following scanning modes are possible:

Monitor mode

When a radio has its Operating mode set to Monitor, scanning occurs continuously. The
scan switches to a new channel every 200 ms, sequentially covering all supported wireless
modes and channels. Use this method to quickly obtain an overview of all APs in your area
for site planning, or for initial configuration of the authorized access points list.
Monitor mode scanning is temporarily disabled when a trace is active (Tools > Network
trace page).
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