Force Roaming - Siemens SCALANCE W1780 Configuration Manual

The table has the following columns:
● Radio
Shows the available WLAN interfaces in this column.
● Type
Shows the mode of the WLAN interface.
● SSID
Shows the SSID of the access point.
● BSSID
Shows the MAC address of the access point.
● System Name
Shows the system name of the SCALANCE W device. The entry depends on the access
point. Not all access points support this parameter.
● Channel
Shows the channel over which the client communicates with the access point.
● Signal Strength [dBm]
Shows the signal strength of the client in bBm.
● Signal strength [%]
Shows the signal strength of the client as a percentage.
● Age [s]
Shows the time that has elapsed since the last access point activity.
● Security
Shows which authentication method is used.
If the authentication method "Open System + Encryption" or "Shared Key" is used,
"Encrypted (WEP/AES)" is displayed for both authentication methods.
● WLAN Mode
Shows the transmission standard. If DFS is activated, the transmission standard "802.11h"
is not shown additionally but only the configured transmission standard with the suffix
"DFS".
6.4.16.8

Force Roaming

Note
This WBM page is only available in access point mode.
This WBM page shows the current status of the connection. It also shows whether there is
roaming.
The device monitors the connection to certain IPv4 addresses cyclically. To achieve this, the
device sends echo messages (pings) to the configured destination addresses at regular
intervals.
SCALANCE W1780/W1740 according to IEEE 802.11ac Web Based Management
Configuration Manual, 11/2019, C79000-G8976-C485-03
Configuring with Web Based Management
6.4 "Information" menu
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