When I hold down the alt key and click on the WiFi menu extra, I can see the BSSID of the Airport device I am connected to.
But when I open Airport Utiity, I can't find a BSSID to work out which one I am connected to (i have 5 base stations).
Is there a way to tell the BSSID of Airport devices in Airport Utility?
Thanks.
MacBook Air, OS X Yosemite (10.10.3), iPad Air, iPhone 5S
Open Airport Utility. Select and click on Airport Device displayed below the globe. Then click on the Edit button of the dialog that appears. Click on the Wireless menu button at the top. In the dialog that drops down, you will see a field labeled, "Wireless Network Name." That should be the SSID for that device.
Thanks- but the name in the "Wireless Network Name" is just the one I gave to the base station when it was set up- no sign of a BSSID here...
Open the airport utility.
Hold down the option key and double click the icon to the Airport.
This will give you the full summary page.
BSSID is the MAC address of the wireless you are connected to.
You can check this against the option click on the wireless fan in the top menu area.
So BSSID matches the TC 5ghz as expected.
You can also use the wireless diagnostics scan.. this is available in any of the Mac OS from Mountain Lion.
That is the SSID. It is the name that you would see displayed under the Airport menubar icon. The BSSID and SSID are the same.
Find an Airport's BSSID?
