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Neighboring Access Points, AP Detection, Enabled, Disabled, MAC Address, Radio, Beacon Interval

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9 Viewing Access Point Status Table 29 describes the information provided on neighboring access points. Table 29. Neighboring Access Points Field AP Detection MAC Address Radio Beacon Interval Type SSID Privacy WPA Description To enable neighbor access point detection and collect information about neighbor APs, click Enabled. To disable neighbor AP detection, click Disabled. Shows the MAC address of the neighboring access point. The Radio field indicates which radio detected the neighboring AP: • wlan0 (Radio 1 - DWL-8500AP only) • wlan1 (Radio 2) Shows the Beacon interval being used by this access point. Beacon frames are transmitted by an access point at regular intervals to announce the existence of the wireless network. The default behavior is to send a beacon frame once every 100 milliseconds (or 10 per second). The Beacon Interval is set on the Radio tab page. (See "Configuring Radio Settings" on page 58.) Indicates the type of device: • AP indicates the neighboring device is an access point that supports the IEEE 802.11 Wireless Networking Framework in Infrastructure Mode. • Ad hoc indicates a neighboring station running in Ad hoc Mode. Stations set to ad hoc mode communicate with each other directly, without the use of a traditional access point. Ad-hoc mode is an IEEE 802.11 Wireless Networking Framework also referred to as peer-to-peer mode or an Independent Basic Service Set (IBSS). The Service Set Identifier (SSID) for the access point. The SSID is an alphanumeric string of up to 32 characters that uniquely identifies a wireless local area network. It is also referred to as the Network Name. The SSID is set on the VAP tab. (See "Configuring Virtual Access Points" on page 62.) Indicates whether there is any security on the neighboring device. • Off indicates that the Security mode on the neighboring device is set to "None" (no security). • On indicates that the neighboring device has some security in place. Security is configured on the AP from the VAP page. For more information about security settings, see "Configuring Access Point Security" on page 39. Indicates whether WPA security is "on" or "off" for this access point. Viewing Neighboring Access Points 99

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9
Viewing Access Point Status
Table 29
describes the information provided on neighboring access points.
Table 29.
Neighboring Access Points
Field
Description
AP Detection
To enable neighbor access point detection and collect information about
neighbor APs, click
Enabled
.
To disable neighbor AP detection, click
Disabled
.
MAC Address
Shows the
MAC
address of the neighboring access point.
Radio
The Radio field indicates which radio detected the neighboring AP:
•
wlan0 (Radio 1 - DWL-8500AP only)
•
wlan1 (Radio 2)
Beacon Interval
Shows the
Beacon
interval being used by this access point.
Beacon frames are transmitted by an access point at regular intervals to
announce the existence of the wireless network. The default behavior is to
send a beacon frame once every 100 milliseconds (or 10 per second).
The Beacon Interval is set on the
Radio
tab page. (See
“Configuring Radio
Settings”
on page 58.)
Type
Indicates the type of device:
•
AP
indicates the neighboring device is an access point that supports the
IEEE 802.11
Wireless Networking Framework
in
Infrastructure Mode
.
•
Ad hoc
indicates a neighboring station running in
Ad hoc Mode
. Stations
set to ad hoc mode communicate with each other directly, without the use
of a traditional access point. Ad-hoc mode is an IEEE 802.11
Wireless
Networking Framework
also referred to as
peer-to-peer
mode or an
Independent Basic Service Set
(
IBSS
).
SSID
The
Service Set Identifier
(
SSID
) for the access point.
The SSID is an alphanumeric string of up to 32 characters that uniquely
identifies a wireless local area network. It is also referred to as the
Network
Name
.
The SSID is set on the VAP tab. (See
“Configuring Virtual Access Points”
on
page 62.)
Privacy
Indicates whether there is any security on the neighboring device.
•
Off
indicates that the Security mode on the neighboring device is set to
“None” (no security).
•
On
indicates that the neighboring device has some security in place.
Security is configured on the AP from the
VAP
page. For more information
about security settings, see
“Configuring Access Point Security”
on page 39.
WPA
Indicates whether
WPA
security is “on” or “off” for this access point.