Connectivity To connect, the client must go through the following: Scanning for networks Includes passive or active scanning mode (or both). Many vendors use both. Passive scanning: Client tunes to each channel, listens for a period of time, and monitors 802.11 beacon frames (AP transmits beacons by default every 100 milliseconds on a specific RF) Client records the RSS … Continue reading CCIE version 3.0 Wireless Summary Notes 1 : IEEE 802.11 Primary MAC Layer Functions Part 2 →