Andrew Welle, CMIS 468 Founder’s Hall Wireless Site Survey Executive Summary: It has been reported that some students have been getting dropped from the wireless network of Founder’s Hall at SIUe. I have been hired to do a wireless site survey for Founder’s Hall and try to analyze what would cause this problem. From the data I have collected, it is safe to say that the dropping of networks must have been a fluke. The connection is solid throughout the building and very dependable. Legend: SSID Protocol Encryption Signal (dBm) Authentication MAC Address Channel Best Connection Identifies the Wireless LAN Wi-Fi network standard Encryption protocol Strength of signal – milliwatts of power Type of security on Wireless LAN Unique address used to identify network adapters Number of frequency band Floor of the building in which I received the best signal Wireless Access Points: SSID Protocol Encryption Signal (dBm ) Authentication MAC Address Cha nnel 802.11g AES-CCMP -49 WPA/PSK 00:16:B6:24:BF:F1 6 802.11n AES-CCMP -50 WPA2/PSK 20:C9:D0:1D:3F:3B 1 802.11g None -74 Open 32:C1:DE:7D:67:A2 6 802.11g None -47 Open 6E:D2:83:6C:1D:64 10 802.11n AES-CCMP -85 WPA2/PSK 8C:2D:AA:44:39:A1 11 3rd Floor 1st Floor 3rd Floor 3rd Floor 2nd Floor 802.11g TKIP -86 WPA/PSK 9C:1C:12:93:EC:22 11 2nd Floor linksys Brad's Wi-Fi Network hpsetup airportthru Michael <Nonbroadcasted > Best Connectio n Andrew Welle, CMIS 468 SIUE-WIFI 802.11n None -64 802.11n AES-CCMP -66 SIUE-WPA <Nonbroadcasted > SIUE-WIFI 802.11g TKIP -64 Open WPA2/802.1 x WPA/PSK 9C:1C:12:94:40:E0 11 9C:1C:12:94:40:E1 11 9C:1C:12:94:40:E2 802.11n None -74 Open 9C:1C:12:94:40:F0 802.11n AES-CCMP -74 WPA2/802.1 x 9C:1C:12:94:40:F1 11 153 / 149 153 / 149 802.11n None -68 9C:1C:12:94:43:00 1 802.11n AES-CCMP -68 Open WPA2/802.1 x 9C:1C:12:94:43:01 1 802.11g TKIP -68 WPA/PSK 9C:1C:12:94:43:02 802.11n None -58 9C:1C:12:94:43:10 802.11n AES-CCMP -58 Open WPA2/802.1 x 9C:1C:12:94:43:11 1 48 / 44 48 / 44 802.11n None -66 9C:1C:12:94:43:E0 11 802.11n AES-CCMP -67 Open WPA2/802.1 x 9C:1C:12:94:43:E1 11 802.11g TKIP -65 WPA/PSK 9C:1C:12:94:43:E2 802.11n None -55 9C:1C:12:94:43:F0 802.11n AES-CCMP -55 9C:1C:12:94:43:F1 802.11n AES-CCMP -75 Open WPA2/802.1 x WPA2/802.1 x 11 36 / 40 36 / 40 9C:1C:12:94:4F:81 6 802.11g TKIP -73 WPA/PSK 9C:1C:12:94:4F:82 802.11n None -78 9C:1C:12:94:4F:90 802.11n AES-CCMP -78 Open WPA2/802.1 x 9C:1C:12:94:4F:91 6 36 / 40 36 / 40 802.11n 802.11n None AES-CCMP -67 -66 Open WPA2/802.1 9C:1C:12:94:55:40 9C:1C:12:94:55:41 11 11 SIUE-WPA SIUE-WIFI SIUE-WPA <Nonbroadcasted > SIUE-WIFI SIUE-WPA SIUE-WIFI SIUE-WPA <Nonbroadcasted > SIUE-WIFI SIUE-WPA SIUE-WPA <Nonbroadcasted > SIUE-WIFI SIUE-WPA SIUE-WIFI SIUE-WPA 3rd Floor 3rd Floor 3rd Floor 3rd Floor 3rd Floor 3rd Floor 3rd Floor 2nd Floor 3rd Floor 3rd Floor 3rd Floor 3rd Floor 3rd Floor 3rd Floor 3rd Floor 3rd Floor 3rd Floor 3rd Floor 3rd Floor Baseme nt Baseme Andrew Welle, CMIS 468 x <Nonbroadcasted > SIUE-WIFI nt 802.11g TKIP -68 WPA/PSK 9C:1C:12:94:55:42 802.11n None -75 9C:1C:12:94:55:50 802.11n AES-CCMP -75 Open WPA2/802.1 x 9C:1C:12:94:55:51 11 44 / 48 44 / 48 802.11n None -80 9C:1C:12:94:59:80 1 802.11n AES-CCMP -80 Open WPA2/802.1 x 9C:1C:12:94:59:81 1 802.11g TKIP -80 WPA/PSK 9C:1C:12:94:59:82 9C:1C:12:94:59:91 1 161 / 157 161 / 157 9C:1C:12:94:FA:60 6 9C:1C:12:94:FA:61 6 SIUE-WPA SIUE-WIFI SIUE-WPA <Nonbroadcasted > SIUE-WIFI 802.11n None -73 Open WPA2/802.1 x 9C:1C:12:94:59:90 SIUE-WPA 802.11n AES-CCMP -73 802.11n None -58 802.11n AES-CCMP -57 SIUE-WIFI SIUE-WPA <Nonbroadcasted > SIUE-WIFI 802.11g TKIP -55 Open WPA2/802.1 x WPA/PSK 9C:1C:12:94:FA:62 802.11n None -51 Open 9C:1C:12:94:FA:70 802.11n AES-CCMP -45 WPA2/802.1 x 9C:1C:12:94:FA:71 6 161 / 157 161 / 157 802.11n None -57 9C:1C:12:95:02:60 11 802.11n AES-CCMP -72 Open WPA2/802.1 x 9C:1C:12:95:02:61 11 802.11g TKIP -65 WPA/PSK 9C:1C:12:95:02:62 802.11n None -64 9C:1C:12:95:02:70 802.11n AES-CCMP -65 Open WPA2/802.1 x 9C:1C:12:95:02:71 11 44 / 48 44 / 48 802.11n None -70 Open 9C:1C:12:95:20:80 1 SIUE-WPA SIUE-WIFI SIUE-WPA <Nonbroadcasted > SIUE-WIFI SIUE-WPA SIUE-WIFI Baseme nt 1st Floor 1st Floor Baseme nt Baseme nt Baseme nt Baseme nt Baseme nt 3rd Floor 3rd Floor 3rd Floor 3rd Floor 3rd Floor Baseme nt Baseme nt Baseme nt Baseme nt Baseme nt Baseme nt Andrew Welle, CMIS 468 SIUE-WPA 802.11n <Nonbroadcasted > SIUE-WIFI AES-CCMP -70 WPA2/802.1 x 9C:1C:12:95:20:81 1 TKIP -67 WPA/PSK 9C:1C:12:95:20:82 802.11n None -79 Open 9C:1C:12:95:20:90 802.11n AES-CCMP -77 WPA2/802.1 x 9C:1C:12:95:20:91 802.11n None -85 Open 9C:1C:12:95:41:30 1 161 / 157 161 / 157 36 / 40 802.11n None -62 9C:1C:12:95:60:40 11 802.11n AES-CCMP -67 Open WPA2/802.1 x 9C:1C:12:95:60:41 11 802.11g TKIP -63 WPA/PSK 9C:1C:12:95:60:42 802.11n None -61 Open 9C:1C:12:95:60:50 802.11n AES-CCMP -62 WPA2/802.1 x 9C:1C:12:95:60:51 11 149 / 153 149 / 153 802.11n None -58 9C:1C:12:95:6A:60 1 802.11n AES-CCMP -58 Open WPA2/802.1 x 9C:1C:12:95:6A:61 1 802.11g TKIP -72 WPA/PSK 9C:1C:12:95:6A:62 802.11n None -58 9C:1C:12:95:6A:70 802.11n AES-CCMP -65 Open WPA2/802.1 x 9C:1C:12:95:6A:71 1 36 / 40 36 / 40 802.11n None -70 9C:1C:12:95:6F:E0 6 802.11n AES-CCMP -70 Open WPA2/802.1 x 9C:1C:12:95:6F:E1 6 1st Floor 3rd Floor 3rd Floor Baseme nt Baseme nt 6 40 / 36 40 / Baseme nt 1st Floor 1st SIUE-WIFI SIUE-WIFI SIUE-WPA SIUE-WPA SIUE-WIFI SIUE-WPA <Nonbroadcasted > SIUE-WIFI SIUE-WPA SIUE-WIFI SIUE-WPA <Nonbroadcasted > SIUE-WIFI SIUE-WPA Baseme nt 802.11g SIUE-WPA <Nonbroadcasted > SIUE-WIFI Baseme nt 802.11g TKIP -70 WPA/PSK 9C:1C:12:95:6F:E2 802.11n 802.11n None AES-CCMP -79 -79 Open WPA2/802.1 9C:1C:12:95:6F:F0 9C:1C:12:95:6F:F1 Baseme nt Baseme nt 3rd Floor Baseme nt Baseme nt Baseme nt Baseme nt Baseme nt 3rd Floor 3rd Floor Andrew Welle, CMIS 468 x 36 SIUE-WIFI 802.11n None -70 802.11n AES-CCMP 9C:1C:12:95:73:80 1 -70 Open WPA2/802.1 x 9C:1C:12:95:73:81 1 802.11g TKIP -69 WPA/PSK 9C:1C:12:95:73:82 802.11n None -46 9C:1C:12:95:73:90 802.11n AES-CCMP -47 Open WPA2/802.1 x 9C:1C:12:95:73:91 1 36 / 40 36 / 40 802.11n None -65 9C:1C:12:95:75:40 1 802.11n AES-CCMP -65 Open WPA2/802.1 x 9C:1C:12:95:75:41 1 802.11g TKIP -64 WPA/PSK 9C:1C:12:95:75:42 802.11n None -63 Open 9C:1C:12:95:75:50 802.11n AES-CCMP -64 WPA2/802.1 x 9C:1C:12:95:75:51 1 157 / 161 157 / 161 802.11n None -80 9C:1C:12:95:76:00 1 802.11n AES-CCMP -80 Open WPA2/802.1 x 9C:1C:12:95:76:01 1 802.11g TKIP -77 WPA/PSK 9C:1C:12:95:76:02 802.11n None -75 9C:1C:12:95:76:10 802.11n AES-CCMP -75 Open WPA2/802.1 x 9C:1C:12:95:76:11 1 48 / 44 48 / 44 802.11n None -70 9C:1C:12:95:8E:00 1 802.11n AES-CCMP -71 Open WPA2/802.1 x 9C:1C:12:95:8E:01 1 3rd Floor 3rd Floor 3rd Floor 3rd Floor 3rd Floor 802.11g TKIP -81 WPA/PSK 9C:1C:12:95:8E:02 802.11n None -71 9C:1C:12:95:8E:10 802.11n AES-CCMP -74 Open WPA2/802.1 x 1 36 / 40 36 / 40 3rd Floor 3rd Floor 3rd Floor SIUE-WPA <Nonbroadcasted > SIUE-WIFI SIUE-WPA SIUE-WIFI SIUE-WPA <Nonbroadcasted > SIUE-WIFI SIUE-WPA SIUE-WIFI SIUE-WPA <Nonbroadcasted > SIUE-WIFI SIUE-WPA SIUE-WIFI SIUE-WPA <Nonbroadcasted > SIUE-WIFI Floor 2nd Floor 2nd Floor SIUE-WPA 9C:1C:12:95:8E:11 2nd Floor 1st Floor 1st Floor 1st Floor 1st Floor 1st Floor 1st Floor 1st Floor 3rd Floor 3rd Floor Andrew Welle, CMIS 468 SIUE-WIFI 802.11n None -80 802.11n AES-CCMP -51 SIUE-WPA <Nonbroadcasted > SIUE-WIFI Open WPA2/802.1 x 9C:1C:12:95:91:A0 6 9C:1C:12:95:91:A1 6 802.11g TKIP -76 WPA/PSK 9C:1C:12:95:91:A2 802.11n None -65 9C:1C:12:95:91:B0 802.11n AES-CCMP -65 Open WPA2/802.1 x 9C:1C:12:95:91:B1 6 36 / 40 36 / 40 802.11n None -58 9C:1C:12:95:93:20 1 802.11n AES-CCMP -60 Open WPA2/802.1 x 9C:1C:12:95:93:21 1 802.11g TKIP -55 WPA/PSK 9C:1C:12:95:93:22 802.11n None -61 Open 9C:1C:12:95:93:30 WPA2/802.1 x 9C:1C:12:95:93:31 1 161 / 157 161 / 157 Open WPA2/802.1 x 9C:1C:12:95:94:20 6 9C:1C:12:95:94:21 Open WPA2/802.1 x 9C:1C:12:95:94:30 9C:1C:12:95:94:31 6 48 / 44 48 / 44 Open WPA2/802.1 x 9C:1C:12:95:96:60 1 9C:1C:12:95:96:61 1 SIUE-WPA SIUE-WIFI SIUE-WPA <Nonbroadcasted > SIUE-WIFI SIUE-WPA 802.11n AES-CCMP -62 802.11n None -52 802.11n AES-CCMP -61 802.11n None -75 802.11n AES-CCMP -73 802.11n None -70 802.11n AES-CCMP -70 SIUE-WIFI SIUE-WPA SIUE-WIFI SIUE-WPA SIUE-WIFI SIUE-WPA <Nonbroadcasted > SIUE-WIFI 802.11g TKIP -68 WPA/PSK 9C:1C:12:95:96:62 802.11n None -70 9C:1C:12:95:96:70 802.11n AES-CCMP -70 Open WPA2/802.1 x 9C:1C:12:95:96:71 1 36 / 40 36 / 40 802.11n None -66 9C:1C:12:95:97:60 1 802.11n AES-CCMP -66 Open WPA2/802.1 x 9C:1C:12:95:97:61 1 SIUE-WPA SIUE-WIFI SIUE-WPA Baseme nt Baseme nt Baseme nt Baseme nt Baseme nt 1st Floor 1st Floor 1st Floor Baseme nt Baseme nt 3rd Floor 3rd Floor 3rd Floor 3rd Floor 2nd Floor 2nd Floor 2nd Floor 2nd Floor 2nd Floor 1st Floor 1st Floor Andrew Welle, CMIS 468 <Nonbroadcasted > SIUE-WIFI 802.11g TKIP -41 WPA/PSK 9C:1C:12:95:97:62 802.11n None -79 Open 9C:1C:12:95:97:70 802.11n AES-CCMP -80 WPA2/802.1 x 9C:1C:12:95:97:71 1 149 / 153 149 / 153 802.11n None -45 9C:1C:12:95:9D:40 6 802.11n AES-CCMP -45 Open WPA2/802.1 x 9C:1C:12:95:9D:41 6 802.11g TKIP -41 WPA/PSK 9C:1C:12:95:9D:42 802.11n None -64 Open 9C:1C:12:95:9D:50 WPA2/802.1 x 9C:1C:12:95:9D:51 6 153 / 149 153 / 149 9C:1C:12:95:9E:C0 11 9C:1C:12:95:9E:C1 11 SIUE-WPA SIUE-WIFI SIUE-WPA <Nonbroadcasted > SIUE-WIFI SIUE-WPA 802.11n AES-CCMP -59 802.11n None -81 802.11n AES-CCMP -82 Open WPA2/802.1 x 802.11g TKIP -81 WPA/PSK 9C:1C:12:95:9E:C2 802.11n None -85 9C:1C:12:95:9E:D0 802.11n AES-CCMP -85 Open WPA2/802.1 x 9C:1C:12:95:9E:D1 11 36 / 40 36 / 40 802.11n None -67 9C:1C:12:95:9F:40 11 802.11n AES-CCMP -67 Open WPA2/802.1 x 9C:1C:12:95:9F:41 11 802.11g TKIP -63 WPA/PSK 9C:1C:12:95:9F:42 802.11n None -70 Open 9C:1C:12:95:9F:50 802.11n 802.11n AES-CCMP None -70 -58 WPA2/802.1 x Open 9C:1C:12:95:9F:51 9C:1C:12:95:A4:80 11 149 / 153 149 / 153 11 SIUE-WIFI SIUE-WPA <Nonbroadcasted > SIUE-WIFI SIUE-WPA SIUE-WIFI SIUE-WPA <Nonbroadcasted > SIUE-WIFI SIUE-WPA SIUE-WIFI 1st Floor 1st Floor 1st Floor Baseme nt Baseme nt Baseme nt Baseme nt Baseme nt 1st Floor 1st Floor 1st Floor 3rd Floor 3rd Floor Baseme nt Baseme nt Baseme nt Baseme nt Baseme nt 1st Andrew Welle, CMIS 468 SIUE-WPA 802.11n <Nonbroadcasted > SIUE-WIFI AES-CCMP -58 WPA2/802.1 x 9C:1C:12:95:A4:81 802.11g TKIP -57 WPA/PSK 9C:1C:12:95:A4:82 802.11n None -78 9C:1C:12:95:A4:90 802.11n AES-CCMP -79 Open WPA2/802.1 x SIUE-WPA 9C:1C:12:95:A4:91 11 Floor 1st Floor 11 36 / 40 36 / 40 1st Floor 2nd Floor 2nd Floor Narrative: While using Xirrus Wi-Fi Inspector, I was able to conduct the research on the access points that you see above. The signal strength, in dBm, was generated from a scan of the middle of each floor of Founder’s Hall. I used data from these scans because it would generate an average of each floor and was the most open part of each floor. When combining the results from the scans of each floor I found roughly 130 unique MAC addresses. When doing the scan, many of the access points were picked up on each floor and therefore varied in signal strength. From the data, I could see that the best connection came, primarily, from the 3rd floor. I also noticed that on the North and South stairwells, connection was weak. This was apparent to me before the survey because of the lack of connection on my cell phone when previously walking in those stairwells. The access points provided by SIUE are the ones with the SSIDs of SIUE-WPA and SIUE-WIFI. SIUE-WIFI does not have an encryption protocol and is open to anyone attempting to get on the network. Some access points that were picked up did not have either of these names and are rogue access points. These networks were setup by a student or faculty to have their own private network. The use of Xirrus showed me that conducting a wireless site survey can be critical in analyzing the health of a wireless LAN. In regards to Founder’s Hall, it is crucial to have as many access points as it does because of the amount of users on the network at any point in time. Andrew Welle, CMIS 468