Using the site survey tool – AMX MVP-5100 User Manual

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Configuring Communication

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MVP-5100/5150 Modero Viewpoint Touch Panels

Using the Site Survey tool

This tool allows a user to "sniff out" all transmitting Wireless Access Points within the detection range of
the internal wireless card (FIG. 16). Once the Site Survey button is pressed, the device displays the Site
Survey
page, which contains the following categories:

Network Name (SSID) - Wireless Access Point names

Channel (RF) - Channel currently being used by the WAP (Wireless Access Point)

Security Type (if detectable - such as WEP, OPEN and UNKNOWN) - security protocol
enabled on the WAP

Signal Strength - displaying None, Poor, Fair, Good, Very Good, and Excellent

MAC Address - Unique identification of the transmitting Access Point

To access the Site Survey Tool:

1.

From the Protected Setup page, press the Wireless Settings button to open the Wireless Settings
page.

2.

Press the Site Survey button. This action launches the Wireless Site Survey page, which displays a
listing of all detected WAPs in the communication range of the internal card.

The card scans its environment every four seconds and adds any new WAPs found to the list.
Every scan cycle updates the signal strength fields.

Access points are tracked by MAC Address.

If the WAP’s SSID is set as a blank, then N/A is displayed within the SSID field.

If the WAP’s SSID is not broadcast, it will not show up on the Wireless Networks

screen.

If a WAP is displayed in the list is not detected for 10 scans in a row, it is then

removed from the screen. In this way, a user can walk around a building and track

access points as they move in and out of range.

3.

Sort the information provided on this page by pressing on a column name. This moves the sorting
arrow to that column, where it may be toggled up or down.

Up arrow - indicates that the information is being sorted in a descending order.

Down arrow - indicates that the information is being sorted in an ascending order.

FIG. 16

Site Survey page

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