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2.5.3.2.2 AP List (ap)
This only applies to VAPs that are station VAPs. This is the result of a scan, providing a list of nearby APs.
The listing produced is as follows:
SSID BSSID CHAN RATE S:N INT CAPS
Atheros Guests 00:0b:85:5b:a6:e1 52 54M 13:0 100 E
ney-11a 00:03:7f:00:de:ea 60 54M 22:0 100 Es WME
perseus-cis... 00:1d:45:29:39:50 36 54M 30:0 100 E WME
BILL-AP 00:03:7f:00:ce:ee 36 54M 27:0 100 Es WME
apps-atheros1 00:03:7f:00:ce:d3 36 54M 26:0 100 EPs WME ATH
SSID
Name string of the AP as broadcast in the beacon
BSSID
BSSID value of the AP. Takes the form of a MAC address
CHAN
Channel the AP is servicing
RATE
Maximum rate of the AP
S:N
Signal to Noise ratio. The first number is the last received RSSI from the device, and the last number is the noise
value.
INT
Beacon interval, in milliseconds
CAPS
Current capabilities of the AP These are alphanumeric characters corresponding to specific 802.11 capability bits in
the beacon and probe response Responses are defined as follows:
E
ESS
P
Privacy
S
Short Slot Time
I
IBSS
S
Short Preamble
D
DSSS/OFDM
c
Pollable
B
PBCC
C
Poll Request
A
Channel Agility
(no Header) All Information Elements for the attached station are printed. These have the following values:
WPA
WPA Information Element
VEN
Vendor Specific Information Element
WME
WMM Information Element
RSN
RSN Information Element
ATH
Atheros Vendor Information Element
???
Unknown Information Element
2.5.3.2.3 Channel (chan)
This listing provides a list of all available channels on the VAP. The following is a small portion of a list of
channels that provides the channel number and frequency in MHz.
Channel 1 : 2412 MHz 11ng C CU Channel 64 : 5320* MHz 11na C CL
Channel 2 : 2417 MHz 11ng C CU Channel 100 : 5500* MHz 11na C CU
Channel 3 : 2422 MHz 11ng C CU Channel 104 : 5520* MHz 11na C CL
Channel 4 : 2427 MHz 11ng C CU Channel 108 : 5540* MHz 11na C CU
The channel and frequency values are followed by a set of strings indicating specific channel capabilities, as
follows:
FHSS
FHSS Channel
11ng
2.4 GHz band 11n
capable
Turbo
Turbo Enabled
CL
11n Lower Extension
channel Enabled
11g
2.4 GHz band legacy
C
11n control channel
capable
CU
11n Upper Extension
Channel Enabled
