ZyXEL G-270S User’s Guide
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3.2 The Site Survey Screen
Use the Site Survey screen to scan for and connect to a wireless network automatically.
Figure 12 Site Survey
The following table describes the labels in this screen.
Table 5 Site Survey
LABEL DESCRIPTION
Available Network
List
Click a column heading to sort the entries.
,
,
or
denotes that the wireless device is in infrastructure mode and the wireless
security is activated.
denotes that the wireless device is in infrastructure mode but the wireless
security is deactivated.
denotes that the wireless device is in Ad-Hoc mode and the wireless
security is activated.
denotes that the wireless device is in Ad-Hoc mode but the wireless
security is deactivated.
SSID This field displays the SSID (Service Set IDentifier) of each wireless device.
Channel This field displays the channel number used by each wireless device.
Signal This field displays the signal strength of each wireless device.
Scan Click Scan to search for available wireless devices within transmission range.
Connect Click Connect to associate to the selected wireless device.
Site Information Click an entry in the Available Network List table to display the information of the
selected wireless device.
Network Type This field displays the network type (Infrastructure or Ad Hoc) of the wireless
device.
Channel This field displays the channel number used by each wireless device.
Encryption This field shows whether data encryption is activated (WEP (WEP or 802.1x),
WPA, WPA-PSK, WPA2, WPA2-PSK) or inactive (Disabled).