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# CWNetwork

Encapsulates an IEEE 802.11 network, providing read-only accessors to various properties of the network.

```
class CWNetwork
```

## Topics

### Getting supported security types

[`supportsSecurity(_:)`](/documentation/CoreWLAN/CWNetwork/supportsSecurity(_:))

Method for determining which security types a network supports.

### Getting supported PHY modes

[`supportsPHYMode(_:)`](/documentation/CoreWLAN/CWNetwork/supportsPHYMode(_:))

Method for determining which PHY modes a network supports.

### Comparing wireless networks

[`isEqual(to:)`](/documentation/CoreWLAN/CWNetwork/isEqual(to:))

Method for determining CWNetwork object equality.

### Instance Properties

[`beaconInterval`](/documentation/CoreWLAN/CWNetwork/beaconInterval)

The beacon interval (ms) for the network.

[`bssid`](/documentation/CoreWLAN/CWNetwork/bssid)

The basic service set identifier (BSSID) for the network, returned as UTF-8 string.

[`countryCode`](/documentation/CoreWLAN/CWNetwork/countryCode)

The country code (ISO/IEC 3166-1:1997) for the network.

[`ibss`](/documentation/CoreWLAN/CWNetwork/ibss)

The network is an IBSS network.

[`informationElementData`](/documentation/CoreWLAN/CWNetwork/informationElementData)

Information element data included in beacon or probe response frames.

[`noiseMeasurement`](/documentation/CoreWLAN/CWNetwork/noiseMeasurement)

The aggregate noise measurement (dBm) for the network.

[`rssiValue`](/documentation/CoreWLAN/CWNetwork/rssiValue)

The aggregate received signal strength indication (RSSI) measurement (dBm) for the network.

[`ssid`](/documentation/CoreWLAN/CWNetwork/ssid)

The service set identifier (SSID) for the network, encoded as a string.

[`ssidData`](/documentation/CoreWLAN/CWNetwork/ssidData)

The service set identifier (SSID) for the network, returned as data.

[`wlanChannel`](/documentation/CoreWLAN/CWNetwork/wlanChannel)

The channel for the network.


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