Site Survey Main Window - Black Box LW0050A Manual

CHAPTER 4: PCMCIA Adapter Installation, Setup, and Management
Site Survey for Wireless LAN Card
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4.6.2 S S
ITE URVEY
The Site Survey main window contains the following sections:
• Associated AP – This section, located at the top of the window, displays various
parameters regarding the Access Point with which the unit is currently
associated.
Alias – The alias you have assigned to the Access Point that the PCMCIA
Adapter is currently associated with. To assign aliases to Access Point units,
click the Alias button. If no alias has been assigned to the Access Point, this
field displays "no alias."
AP Address – The IEEE MAC address of the Access Point.
Signal Strength – The strength of the signal from the Access Point in dBm.
The table below maps the signal strength indicators to dBm ranges:
Signal Poor
dBm less than -74
Signal Bar – The signal bar is a graphical representation of the signal
strength. The longer the bar, the stronger the signal. As signal strength
drops, the bar changes from green, to yellow, to red.
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Associated AP
Alias: Sales
Signal Strength: -60dBm
Poor Fair
Alias AP Address
Production 00-20-D6-21-0D-78
Marketing 00-20-D6-69-91-2C
Figure 4-4. Site Survey utility.
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Fair
-74 to -69
AP address: 00-20-D6-B1-05-35
Good Very Good
Signal
Good
-68 to -61
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Very Good
greater than -61
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