AirCheck Getting Started Guide
Green closed lock: All access points use security
protocols that are more secure than WEP, for
example, WPA or WPA2.
(...): All access points in the network do not use the
same type of security. For example, one uses WEP
and another uses WPA.
: The number of access points the tester hears at
your location.
SSID: Service Set Identifier. The name of the wireless
network.
: The network has ad hoc devices. These are
devices that communicate directly with other
devices, not through an access point. Ad hoc devices
can give hackers access to data transmitted on the
network. (Some IT policies for networks allow ad
hoc devices.)
[Hidden]: The network does not broadcast its SSID.
802.11: The 802.11 standards that the access points
in the network use:
802.11a: Uses the 5 GHz band.
802.11b: Uses the 2.4 GHz band.
802.11g: Uses the 2.4 GHz band.
802.11n: Can be used in the 2.4 GHz or 5 GHz
bands.
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