Site Survey - Linksys WPC54G User Manual

Chapter 4
Information screen. Click the Status button to go to the
Wireless Network Status screen. Click the Save to Profile
button to save the currently active connection settings to
a profile. Click the Refresh button to reset the statistics.

Site Survey

The Site Survey screen displays a list of available networks
in the table on the left. The table shows each network's
SSID, Channel, and the quality of the wireless signal the
Adapter is receiving. You may click SSID, CH (Channel), or
Signal, to sort by that field.
Site Survey
SSID The SSID or unique name of the wireless network is
displayed here.
CH
This is the channel that the network uses.
Signal
This is the percentage of signal strength, from 0
to 100%.
Site Information
For each network selected, the following settings are
listed:
SSID This the SSID or unique name of the wireless
network.
Wireless Mode
This is the mode of the wireless network
currently in use.
Channel This is the channel to which the wireless network
devices are set.
Security The status of the wireless security feature is
displayed here.
MAC Address
The MAC address of the wireless network's
access point is displayed here.
Refresh Click the Refresh button to perform a new
search for wireless devices.
Wireless-G Notebook Adapter
Connect To connect to one of the networks on the list,
select the wireless network, and click the Connect button.
If the network has encryption enabled, then you will see a
new screen appear.
If the network has the wireless security WEP encryption
enabled, then you will see the WEP Key Needed for
Connection screen. Select the appropriate level of WEP
encryption, 64-bit or 128-bit. Then enter the network's
Passphrase or WEP Key. Click the Connect button. To
cancel the connection, click the Cancel button.
WEP Key Needed for Connection
If the network has the wireless security WPA-Personal
security enabled, then you will see the WPA-Personal
Needed for Connection screen. Select the appropriate
encryption type, TKIP or AES. Enter the network's
Passphrase or pre-shared key in the Passphrase field. Then
click the Connect button. To cancel the connection, click
the Cancel button.
WPA-Personal Needed for Connection
Configuration
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