11: Monitor Mode
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Monitor Mode Commands
The following commands are available in Monitor Mode. Many commands have an IP address as
an optional parameter (xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx). If you enter the IP address, the command is applied to
another unit with that IP address. If you do not enter the IP address, the command is executed
locally.
Note:
All commands must be in capital letters.
Responses to some of the commands
are in Intel Hex format.
Table 11-2 Monitor Mode Commands
Command
Command Name
Function
VS x.x.x.x
Version
Queries software header record (16 bytes) of unit with IP
address x.x.x.x.
GC x.x.x.x
Get Configuration
Gets configuration of unit with IP address x.x.x.x as hex
records (120 bytes).
SC x.x.x.x
Send Configuration
Sets configuration of unit with IP address x.x.x.x from
hex records.
PI x.x.x.x
Ping
Pings unit with IP address x.x.x.x to check device status.
AT
ARP Table
Shows the unit’s ARP table entries.
TT
TCP Connection Table
Shows all incoming and outgoing TCP connections.
NC
Network Connection
Shows the unit’s current IP address, gateway, subnet
mask, and DNS server.
RS
Reset
Resets the unit’s power.
QU
Quit
Exits diagnostics mode.
G0, G1, ....,Ge, Gf
Get configuration from
memory page
Gets a memory page of configuration information from
the device.
S0, S1,...,Se, Sf
Set configuration to
memory page
Sets a memory page of configuration information on the
device.
GM
Get MAC address
Shows the unit's 6-byte MAC address.
SS
Set Security record
Sets the Security record without the encryption key and
length parameters. The entire record must still be
written, but the encryption-specific bytes do not need to
be provided (they can be null since they are not
overwritten).
SA
Scan
Initiates a wireless scan if the wireless interface is
enabled. Reports any stations found, including BSSID,
SSID, and RSSI. If SA is followed by a string, the string
is used to filter SSIDs before reporting. If the BSS does
not broadcast its SSID, only the BSSID and RSSI are
returned.
NS
Network Status
Reports the network interfaces’ statuses. Includes
potentially negotiated parameters like speed/duplex for
Ethernet or BSSID, encryption, authentication for
wireless interfaces.