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MAIN MEASUREMENT SCREEN
This is the main measurement screen used for monitoring
APs or Access Points. Once an AP is detected and selected, it
will be displayed here. From this screen, all other measure-
ments and useful screens may be accessed with the touch
of a button. Remember that only measurements for the cur-
rently selected MAC will be displayed here. Use the UP/DOWN
ARROW keys to toggle between all of these selections and
ENT to choose one.
MAC: indicates current MAC selected
Power: indicates signal strength in dBm
Priv: indicates WEP status on selected AP or NIC
AP: indicates if signal is from access point or IBSS
(indicates client card in ad-hoc mode)
Graphical signal strength bar with peak hold in dBm
(RIGHT ARROW key resets peak hold marker)
SIGNAL METER SCREEN
Push the the DOWN ARROW while in the Main Measurement
Screen to enter this signal meter screen. This screen is useful
for more precise measurements needed for antenna align-
ments (an antenna alignment kit is now available for the
Beetle 802.11a). The needle at the bottom shows the current
signal level in dBm. A lighter needle image to the right of the
needle indicates signal strength peak hold. Push the RIGHT
key to reset the peak hold. Push any other key to move back
to other menus.
AP INFO SCREEN
Push the the DOWN ARROW while in the Signal Meter Screen
to enter this AP info screen. This screen is a non-graphical
realtime measurment screen of the selected access point.
Unlike the other measurement screens, this screen also pro-
vides the SSID and WEP status of the selected access point.