This table describes the information shown in the Status section of the dialog box:
Status
Connected to
Network mode
Channel
Transmit Rate
Encryption
Data Transmitted/
Received
Signal Strength
Link Quality
Configuration Section
The Configuration section shows you the configuration parameters of the wireless LAN and
allows you to modify them.
Description
Indicates the SSID and MAC address of the associated Access Point
when the MA521 802.11b Wireless PC Card is configured in
Infrastructure mode.
Indicates the network mode of the MA521 802.11b Wireless PC Card
(Infrastructure or 802.11 Ad-Hoc).
Indicates the wireless channel currently in use.
Indicates the data transfer rate between the wireless node and the device
to which it is communicating.
Indicates whether the encryption of this device is disabled (off ),
64-bit WEP or 128-bit WEP.
Indicates the number of successfully Transmitted and Received packets.
Indicates the signal strength of the radio frequency signal received by
this wireless node.
Indicates how well that the wireless node is communication with the
associated access point or another wireless node.
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