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Access Point Browser functions can be found in the WLU program. After running WLU,
select [
Diagnostics Tools
]
ð
[
Access Points Browser]
. Each Access Point broadcasts
“beacon” periodically. The mobile station (with the “roaming” option being enabled) receives
beacons from different Access Points, compares the signal level (technically, the RSSI, Radio
Signal Strength Indicator), then the mobile station connects to the Access Point with the highest
(i.e., best) signal value. Signal level is the indicator of the radio signal coverage of an Access
Point.
Access Point Browser displays all the beacons received and its signal level in the current physical
location. Use a notebook PC running the Access Point Browser to walk around the coverage
area of your ESS. The coverage of each Access Point can therefore be measured. Adjust the
placement of your Access Points to form continuous radio signal coverage within the ESS.
