Setup Guide Part 1

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7signal Sapphire Carat User Guide Release 5.0
The scan results are presented in a table. An initial scan should be run whenever substantial
physical changes have been made in the environment being monitored (for example, new or
removed walls), or if the Eye’s location has been changed.
The table contains the following information about the WLAN access points detected:
• Network name (ESSID)
• Encryption methods supported by the access point
• MAC address of the access point
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• Alias (access point name in Cisco and Aruba
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access points)
• Channel
• Management status (if not known, denoted as “Unknown”)
• Managing Eye (if managed by other Eye)
• Currently selected antenna
• Antenna that hears the access point best
• Access point signal strength
• Noise level
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The access points in the service area must have a management status. Setting a management
status means that the access point’s existence is acknowledged. Unacknowledged access
points prompt issuing of an alarm if such an alarm has been configured. The management
statuses are as follows:
• Managed: Monitored by this monitoring station
o The recommendation for signal strength is >-65 dBm
• Own: Own access point managed by another monitoring station
• Known: An access point that is an accepted part of the radio frequency environment
(for example, a neighboring network)
o If possible, ensure the access point operates properly and can be accepted
• Unknown: An access point without a monitoring status
o In practice, this status should exist only during network scans in new service
areas; it should not exist in normal use
The changes are saved in Sapphire Carat’s database and the installed monitoring station. The
test is described in more detail below, under the “Network Scan” description.
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In case of a Meru access point, serial MAC of the access point.
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Availability depends of Aruba software level.
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No available with Micro Eyes. Might not be available in Soft Eyes.