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Client Manager Configuration
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MAC Address
– Displays the MAC address of your network device. A MAC address is a unique
network name for each device on a network. 00:11:22:33:44:55 is an example of a valid MAC
address.
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Signal Strength
– Displays the strength of the signal. Signal Strength is based on the peak signal
level the wireless adapter receives from the wireless device to which it is connected.
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Signal Quality
– Displays the quality of the signal. Signal Quality is a signal-to-noise ratio, which
is a measurement comparing strength of the signal with the background noise on the wireless
network.
Survey Page
Click the
Survey
button to open this page. Use this page to survey the area, display available ac-
cess points, and connect to available access points.
This page includes the following components:
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SSID
– Displays the SSID associated with each available access point. The SSID is the unique
network name that functions as an identifier for your wireless devices. All wireless devices on a
network must use identical SSIDs to successfully associate with other devices on the network.
myssid is an example of a valid SSID.
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Channel
– Displays the channel associated with each available access point. The channel indi-
cates what range of frequencies the radio waves emitted by the wireless device are occupying.
Devices that meet 802.11b and 802.11g standards can use channels 1-11 within the 2.4 GHz
spectrum.