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Status Section
The Status section of the NETGEAR WAB501 802.11a/b Configuration Utility dialog box
shows the current wireless LAN connection status, statistics of data transmitted and received,
signal strength, etc., as shown here.
This table describes the information shown in the Status section of the dialog box:
Status
Description
Connected to
Indicates the SSID and MAC address of the associated Access Point when the
WAB501 802.11a/b Wireless Adapter is configured in Infrastructure mode.
Network mode
Indicates the network mode of the WAB501 802.11a/b Wireless PC
Card (Infrastructure or 802.11 Ad-Hoc).
Channel/frequency
Indicates the wireless channel currently in use.
Transmit Rate
Indicates the data transfer rate between the wireless node and the device
to which it is communicating.
Receive Rate
Indicates the data receive rate between the wireless node and the device
to which it is communicating.
Indicates whether the encryption of this device is enabled (on) or
Encryption
disabled (off ).
Data Transmitted/
Indicates the number of successfully Transmitted and Received packets.
Received
Signal Strength
Indicates the signal strength of the radio frequency signal received by
this wireless node.
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Configuration Section
The Configuration section shows you the configuration parameters of the wireless LAN and
allows you to modify them.
The Profile area allows you to set values for all parameters by selecting a previously defined
profile.
To create a profile, in the Profile Name field, type a Profile Name and then set the
corresponding Network parameters (SSID, WEP, etc.). When you are done, click the Save
button in the Profile area, and click Apply. If one of the profiles is no longer used, display the
name in the Profile Name field, then choose Delete. You can add and modify multiple profiles
at any time.
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