User's Manual

Chapter 8 Wi-Fi Testing
Scanning for Wi-Fi networks
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To run a network scan
1 From the Wi-Fi Tools menu, select Wi-Fi Scan.
The test will start searching for active Wi-Fi networks. The Wi-Fi search process may take a
few seconds.
After Wi-Fi search is finalized, results are gathered and displayed. A sample result screen is
shown in Figure 12.
Table 12 describes the Wi-Fi summary results.
To select a located network, use the up and down arrow keys to highlight the network.
2 To view a histogram of the network, press the * key. A sample screen is shown in Figure 13.
The signal power over time is shown in graphical form.
3 To view the details for a network, on the Scan Summary results, use the up and down arrows
to highlight the desired network, and then press the OK key.
Figure 12 Wi-Fi Scan Summary results
Table 12 Wi-Fi scan summary results
Results Description
SSID The Service Set Identifier
of the specific wireless network
Ch Wi-Fi channel being used by the specific network
Enc. The security encryption being used on the Wi-Fi network
Signal The signal power level of the selected Wi-Fi Network
Figure 13 Wi-Fi Histograms