4. Web Management: Wireless and WAN Settings
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AirLive WLA-9000AP User’s Manual
For WDS Bridge mode, the Site Survey will scan for available AP and Bridge networks.
User can then find the MAC address (BSSID) of the remote Bridges.
For AP and AP router mode, the Site Survey allows administrator to check what
channels are already occupied for choosing a cleaner channel.
When you click on Site Survey, the following screen will appear. It might take a few minutes
to scan all the channels in the 5GHz spectrum.
Associate
: Please choose a SSID before click on this button. This button is
available only in Client Infrastructure or Bridge Infrastructure modes. Once you click
on this button, WLA-9000AP will attempt to make a connection with the selected
ESSID. If there is encryption needed, the WLA-9000AP will prompt you to enter the
encryption key. Please make sure you enter the correct encryption key, the
WLA-9000AP will not check whether the encryption key is correct.
RSSI
: RSSI is a value to show the Receiver Sensitivity of the WLA-9000AP. In
general, remote APs with stronger signal will display higher RSSI values. For RSSI
value, the smaller the absolute value is, the stronger the signal. For example,
“-50db” has stronger signal than “-80dB”. For outdoor connection, signal stronger
than -60dB is considered as a good connection.
4.2.3 Signal Survey
Operation Mode -> Setup -> Site Survey -> Signal Survey
The Signal Survey will continuously display the RSSI value of the selected SSID for
antenna alignment purpose. To use Signal Survey function, please enter the “Site
Survey” function first; please refer to the instruction in the above section. Once you select
the ESSID and click on the “Signal Survey” button, the following screen will appear.
Click here to select
SSID for Association
or Signal Survey
To connect with the
selected SSID. This
function is available only
in Client Infrastructure or
Bridge Infrastructure
For antenna
alignment. It will
display and update
RSSI value once a
second.
