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Chapter 8 802.11 Wireless Testing
802.11 wireless results
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Table 2 802.11 summary results
Result Definition
Circuit diagram Located in the top area of the screen, shows
a graphic indication of the circuit, including
the link status. The status will be one of the
following:
Idle – 802.11 stopped, unit may be scanning
depending on Idle Scan option in networks
screen
Scanning – Scanning for the SSID config-
ured in setup
Associating – associating to a BSS
Associated – Associated to a BSS. How-
ever, the link is not fully up yet.
WPA Handshake – Completing the WPA
handshake to set up encryption
Link up – Link is fully up.
SSID The SSID selected in the Setup menu. This
is the network that we are connected to (or
attempting to connect to).
Link status Located on the left of the screen, indicates
whether the link is up or down.
BSSID The Basic Service Set Identifier is an identi-
fier that represents a single 802.11 cell (simi-
lar to a MAC address).
Channel The 802.11b/g channel the particular BSS is
operating in.
Pairwise Encryp-
tion The encryption used for frames sent
between the Product Name/Family Brand
and the access point.
Data Bytes Total bytes received and transmitted.
Data Frames Total frames received and transmitted.
Errors Total errors received or transmitted.
Last Data Rate The data rate most recently achieved.
Signal Strength The dB level of the signal.