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Chapter 8 802.11 Wireless Testing
802.11 wireless results
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Networks in
Range
This screen reports any 802.11 networks within range. The SSID, BSSID,
signal strength, channel number and frequency, and the encryption in
use are listed. The list can be sorted by SSID or signal strength.
The list updates in the follow situations:
– The Scan soft key is pressed. Using the Scan soft key while associ-
ated to an access point could cause data disruption.
Result Definition
RX Unicast Data Number of data frames or bytes received
whose payload is unicast and the last rate
for this frame type. If no frames have been
received of this type, it will say “waiting”.
RX Multicast Data Number of data frames or bytes received
whose payload is multicast and the last rate
for this frame type.
RX Unicast Mgmt Number of management frames or bytes
received whose payload is unicast and the
last rate for this frame type.
RX Multicast Mgmt Number of management frames or bytes
received whose payload is multicast and the
last rate for this frame type.
Tx Unicast Data Number of data frames or bytes sent with
unicast payloads and the last rate for this
frame type.
TX Multicast Data Number of data frames or bytes sent with
multicast payloads and the last rate for this
frame type.
Tx Mgmt Number of management frames or bytes
sent and the last rate for this frame type.
BSSID The Basic Service Set Identifier is an identi-
fier that represents a single 802.11 cell (simi-
lar to a MAC address).
AID The association identifier of the Product
Name/Family Brand in this BSS.