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Chapter 23 Maintenance 23.3 Channel Usage Screen Use this screen to see what channel the wireless clients are using to associate with the NWA, as well as the signal strength and network mode. Click Maintenance > Channel Usage. The following figure displays. Wait a moment while the NWA compiles the information. Figure 169 Channel Usage The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 84 Channel Usage LABEL DESCRIPTION SSID This is the Service Set IDentification name of the AP in an Infrastructure wireless network or wireless station in an Ad-Hoc wireless network. For our purposes, we define an Infrastructure network as a wireless network that uses an AP and an Ad-Hoc network (also known as Independent Basic Service Set (IBSS)) as one that doesn't. See the chapter on wireless configuration for more information on basic service sets (BSS) and extended service sets (ESS). MAC Address This field displays the MAC address of the AP in an Infrastructure wireless network. It is randomly generated (so ignore it) in an AdHoc wireless network. Channel This is the index number of the channel currently used by the associated AP in an Infrastructure wireless network or wireless station in an Ad-Hoc wireless network. Signal This field displays the strength of the AP's signal. If you must choose a channel that's currently in use, choose one with low signal strength for minimum interference. Network Mode This refers to your wireless LAN infrastructure (refer to the Wireless LAN chapter) and security setup. Refresh Click Refresh to reload the screen. NWA-3160 Series User's Guide 281