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Scanner Tab

This document will explain the meaning of each table column in the “Scanner” tab of the WLAN Controller. The “Scanner” tab contains devices that have been detected by the WLAN Controller Clients. These columns are “Station Name”, “SSID”, “BSSID”, “Class Type”, “RSSI”, “Authentication”, “Network Type”, “Encryption”, “Channel”, “Last Seen”, “Radio”, and “Distance.”

Station Name

The first column “Station Name” will give the MAC address of the device by default, but this can be changed by going to active devices and changing the name of the device.

SSID

The “SSID” (Service Set Identifier) is the name of the device picked up by WLAN Controller. This name is given to the device by the user, in order to distinguish the device easily.

BSSID

THE “BSSID” (Basic Service Set Identifier) is the MAC address or the unique address that identifies the SSID device.

Class Type

The next column “Class Type” will give the type of class that the device is. This “Class Type” is assigned by the user in the “Scanner” Tab. (see WLAN Controller Documentation – advanced filtering)

RSSI

The “RSSI” (Received Signal Strength Indication) is the Signal Strength received from the Device. This indicates you how good of a signal you are getting from the Station to the Device.

Authentication

The “Authentication” Column tells the user, which type of Authentication the device is using to connect to the station. The current types of Authentication are “WPA2 – Personal”, “WPA2 – Enterprise”, “WPA – Personal”, “WPA – Enterprise”, “WEP”, and “Open”. WPA2 (Wi-Fi Protected Access II) is the most secure Authentication used to date and Open is the least secure, and doesn’t even require an authentication key.

Network Type

The “Network Type” Column tells the user, which type of “Network Type” the device is using to communicate with the station. The options for “Network Type” are “Infrastructure”, which is an access point that has access to the internet directly, and “Ad- Hoc”, which is a peer – to – peer access.

Encryption

The “Encryption” column tells the user, which type of encryption is being used between the station and the device. The options for encryption are “CCMP”, “TKIP”, “WEP”, and “NONE”.

Channel

The “Channel” column shows the user which channel the devices are communicating on.

Last Seen

The “Last Seen” Column shows the Time and Date Stamp of the last time that the device was active and was seen by the station. This data is formatted to show the date first and then the time.

Radio

The “Radio” column shows which frequency or band of wireless signal the device is using to communicate with the station.

Distance

The “Distance” column shows how far away the device is from the station in meters. This is an excellent gauge of measurement for when you may want to add other access points or devices to your network.

That concludes our tutorial, if you have any further questions, feel free to send us a message at support@accessagility.com .

Active Devices Tab

This document will explain the meaning of each table column in the “Active Devices” tab of the WLAN Controller. The “Active Device” tab contains devices that have been activated and are running a WLAN Controller Client. These columns are “Device Name”, “Class Type”, “Version #”, “Operating System”, “Access Point”, “Wireless Scanner”, “Wired Scanner”, “# Associated Stations”, “Last Command”, “Last Command Status”, “Access Point Status”, “Details”, and “Deactivate.”

The “Active Devices” tab contains text boxes that allow you to make changes to certain settings for the device configuration. In the top left hand corner of the tab, are the text boxes for the user to input data about the device that they would like to configure. The user can select a device from the list of devices and then alter the settings in the text boxes and then select “Save Configuration”, in order to finalize the changes. These options include the “Device Name”, which is set to the MAC address of the device by default but can be altered by the user quite easily, the “Access Point SSID” and “Access Point Key” can also be configured if the device is capable of serving as an Access Point, and the last editable text boxes are the Latitude and Longitude, which can allow the user to manually input the Latitude and Longitude of the device.

Device Name

The first column “Device Name” will give the MAC address of the device unless the device has been renamed by the user.

Class Type

The next column “Class Type” will give the type of class that the device is. This “Class Type” is assigned by the user in the “Scanner” Tab. (see WLAN Controller Documentation – advanced filtering)

Version #

This column lists the Version of the WLAN Controller Client that the Device is running.

Operating System

The next column “Operating System” will display the operating system that the Device is running.

Access Point

This is a check box that will have a check mark in it when it is selected and will be empty when it is not selected. This check box is only enabled for Mac OS X devices and Windows 7 devices. However if you do not want your Mac OS X or Windows 7 device to be an access point, just simply click the box to “uncheck” this feature.

Wireless Scanner

This is a check box for the “Wireless Scanner” feature. It will have a check mark in it when it is selected and will be empty when it is not selected.

Wired Scanner

This is a check box for the “Wired Scanner” feature. It will have a check mark in it when it is selected and will be empty when it is not selected.

Associated Stations

The “# Associated Stations” column displays the number of stations that are currently connected to the device.

Last Command

The “Last Command” column displays the last type of action that was done by the device. This column will display only the last action done by the device and this is usually signified with either “wiredscan” or “WirelesScan”.

Last Command Status

The next column “Last Command Status” will give the status of the command in the “Last Command” column. This shows the state in the process that the “Last Command” is in.

Access Point Status

The next column “Access Point Status” displays whether the access point is “Running” or “Stopped”. This gives the user information on whether the device can currently be used as an access point or not.

Details

The last column “Details” will give the user any important information pertaining to the device.

Deactivate

The “Deactivate” Column allows the user to deactivate a device, this will disable the device from being an active device and will be transferred to the “Available Devices” tab, where it can then be found and activated again.

That concludes our tutorial, if you have any further questions, feel free to send us a message at support@accessagility.com .

Available Devices Tab

This document will explain the meaning of each table column in the “Available Devices” tab of the WLAN Controller. The “Available Device” tab contains devices that have been activated and are running a WLAN Controller Client. These columns are “Device Name”, “Class Type”, “Version #”, “Operating System”, “Access Point”, “Wireless Scanner”, “Wired Scanner”, “Email Scan Results”, “Version #”, “Access Point SSID”, “Access Point Key”, Latitude”, “Longitude”, and “Delete.”

Device Name

The first column “Device Name” will give the MAC address of the device unless the device has been renamed by the user.

Class Type

The next column “Class Type” will give the type of class that the device is. This “Class Type” is assigned by the user in the “Scanner” Tab. (see WLAN Controller Documentation – advanced filtering)

Operating System

The next column “Operating System” will display the operating system that the Device is running.

Access Point

This is a check box that will have a check mark in it when it is selected and will be empty when it is not selected. This check box is only enabled for Mac OS X devices and Windows 7 devices. However if you do not want your Mac OS X or Windows 7 device to be an access point, just simply click the box to “uncheck” this feature.

Wireless Scanner

This is a check box for the “Wireless Scanner” feature. It will have a check mark in it when it is selected and will be empty when it is not selected.

Wired Scanner

This is a check box for the “Wired Scanner” feature. It will have a check mark in it when it is selected and will be empty when it is not selected.

Email Scan Results

This is a check box for the “Email Scan Results” feature. This feature allows you to receive emails based on the scan results. It will have a check mark in it when it is selected and will be empty when it is not selected.

Version #

This column lists the Version of the WLAN Controller Client that the Device is running.

Access Point SSID

This column lists the SSID of the access point that the device is connected to.

Access Point Key

This column lists the “Access Point Key” For the device, so that devices can connect to the device that is set up as an access point. This data will only be available for those devices that can be set up as access points.

Latitude

This column lists the GPS Latitude of the device.

Longitude

This column lists the GPS Longitude of the device.

Delete

The “Delete” Column is for the user to delete a certain device from the list of Available Devices.

That concludes our tutorial, if you have any further questions, feel free to send us a message at support@accessagility.com .