Sniffer® Portable Professional User's Guide - NetScout

Chapter 5
86 Sniffer Portable Professional
Table 5-6. Host Table Counters in the 802.11 Tab (2 of 3)
Counter Description
Encryption The last observed encryption method for this
host. Possible values include:
• RC4-Open (WEP)
• RC4-TKIP (WPA-PSK)
• AES-CCMP (WPA2-PSK)
•Unencrypted
If this field is empty, then no encryption is in
use.
Authentication The last observed authentication method for
this host. Possible values include:
•Open
•Shared
• 802.1X-PSK
Monitored Topology The wireless network topology on which this
station was last seen transmitting. For
example, A for 802.11A, B for 802.11b, and
so on.
Monitored Channel The wireless network channel on which this
station was last seen transmitting.
Valid Topology The wireless network topology on which this
station is supposed to be transmitting
according to the information in transmitted
packets.
Compare this value to the Monitored
Topology value.
Valid Channel The wireless network channel on which this
station is supposed to be transmitting
according to the information in transmitted
packets.
Compare this value to the Monitored
Channel value to see how channels are
overlapping in your WLAN.
Signal Curr The average of all measured signal strengths
for this station.
Signal Max Of the measured signal strengths for this
station, the highest (expressed as a
percentage).
Signal Min Of the measured signal strengths for this
station, the lowest (expressed as a
percentage).