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Configuring Observer for Wireless Operation
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The configuration options are described below:
Option Description
Site Profiles Site Profiles let mobile users save and retrieve wireless parameters,
rather than re-keying the parameters every time you change sites.
Monitor Traffic By Choose the method to monitor traffic. The three available methods
are as follows (choose one):
Channel
BSSID
ESSID
Scan Chan-
nels
Specify a channel to monitor.
Specify the Basic Service Set ID of the Access
Point you want to monitor.
Specify the Extended Service Set ID of the net-
workyouwanttomonitor.
(Only available if you have chosen to monitor by
Channel) Scan the selected channels. To select
channels to scan, click Channel Map…
WEP Encryption Choose Wireless Equivalency Privacy encryption settings. To use
WEP, check the “Use WEP keys to decrypt wireless traffic” checkbox
and click Edit WEP Keys... to enter the appropriate encryption keys.
Antennatouse Specify the type of antenna connected to your system:
Antenna
Diversity
Primary
Antenna
Only
Secondary
Antenna
Only
Use the stronger signal from the two antenna
ports. This is the recommended setting for the
standard snap-on antenna.
If you are not using the standard snap on antenna,
choose this option if the antenna you are using is
connected to the primary antenna port (see your
NIC manual for details).
If you are not using the standard snap on antenna,
choose this option if the antenna you are using is
connected to the secondary antenna port (see
your NIC manual for details).