Abstract: Technologies are generally described for a portable device capable of monitoring wireless nodes and reporting to a wireless node management system is described. The portable device may be used to receive a transmission from the wireless node, which may send the transmission periodically or upon receiving a beacon signal from the portable device. If the wireless node is unable to communicate with its access point, the portable device may interrogate the wireless node to determine its status or retrieve status information from the received transmission. The portable device may record the wireless node information contained in the transmission and provide to a wireless node controller such as an access point along with location information. The portable device may also provide direct information associated with the wireless node's status through a display or similar output device to a user.

Abstract: Technologies are generally described for a portable device capable of monitoring wireless nodes and reporting to a wireless node management system is described. The portable device may be used to receive a transmission from the wireless node, which may send the transmission periodically or upon receiving a beacon signal from the portable device. If the wireless node is unable to communicate with its access point, the portable device may interrogate the wireless node to determine its status or retrieve status information from the received transmission. The portable device may record the wireless node information contained in the transmission and provide to a wireless node controller such as an access point along with location information. The portable device may also provide direct information associated with the wireless node's status through a display or similar output device to a user.