Browsing SSIDs
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You can find any wifi-enabled devices and list them by **Network Sensor** or
**WLAN AP** status (*SSID usage, security status, frequency, 802.11 protocol,
signal strength, detected date, connected wireless devices, etc.*)

View All the Detected SSIDs on your Network
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#. Go to **Management > WLAN** in the top panel

Customize Table Columns
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#. Click **Tasks** in the top left of the WLAN Node list
#. Select **Edit Columns**
#. Move column topics from **Available** to **Selected** to add to the **WLAN
   List**
#. **Drag** and **Drop** columns to change the display order
#. Click **Update**

Searching SSIDs
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You can search **SSIDs** and their information using the **Search Bar** located
at the top of the **Management > WLAN** main panel. Details that can be
searched are **SSID, MAC Address**, **Vendor**, and **Security Settings**.

WLAN Status and Filters
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WLANs can be viewed by pre-defined filters in the Status & Filters section.

Viewing Stations
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**Stations** also referred to as **STA**, are devices that have the capability
to use the 802.11 protocol. These can be fixed, or mobile.

View Station Details
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#. Go to **Management > WLAN** in the top panel
#. Find **Stations** column in the main **WLANs** window. Click **Stations** to
   sort column (*This will sort the column based off of a number of Stations
   for each MAC Address*)
#. Click the **Number** in the **Stations column** of the desired device
    * You can now view all Stations for MAC Address and change view between
      **External/Internal**
    * Use the **Search bar** to find specific **Stations** (*Searches can also
      be filtered between External/Internal or Internal*)

Finding SSID Physical Location
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In a BYOD environment, unknown devices appear at any given time, and when they
do, it is the Network Administrators job to track them down. To figure out what
devices are in or outside of a network, various different steps are needed to
locate that device’s physical location.

Discover what SSID a Device belongs to
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If a rogue device shows up on the network, the first step to tracking it down
is to find which SSID it is connected to.

#. Go to **Management > Node** in the top panel
#. Click the **IP Address** of the desired node
#. In the **General** tab, under **SSID Connected**, click the **SSID**
   displayed

All information relevant to that SSID is now displayed in the main panel.

View the Signal Strength of a Device
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A devices relative location can be determined by monitoring the signal strength
to figure out which direction and how close it is. The stronger the signal, the
closer the device.

The signal strength is depicted in two ways:

- **Color/Icon**: Red means weak, Orange means not an ideal signal, and Green
  means a strong signal connection
- **dBm**: This is the decibel strength of the signal. The lower the numbers,
  the closer the stronger the signal and closer the device

The device can now be tracked down to a relative location. The device can then
be looked for or employees can be inquired about the device until it is found.