Buffalo WLI-USB-KB11 User Manual page 18

• WEP – Displays whether WEP encryption is enabled on each available access point. Displays
Yes if encryption is enabled and No if encryption is not enabled. If WEP encryption is enabled, a
shared encryption key, also known as a WEP key, is necessary to access the network.
• Mode – Displays the transfer mode associated with each available access point. Mode can be
11a, 11b, or 11g.
• Connect – Select an available access point and click the Connect button to connect to that access
point. If No is displayed in the WEP field and you click the Connect button, the wireless adapter
will connect to the selected access point and the Status page will reopen. If Yes is displayed in the
Client Manager Configuration
WEP field and you click the Connect button,
the WEP Configuration dialog box will open.
• Refresh – Click the Refresh button to update
the screen.
• Signal Strength – Displays the strength of
the signal. Signal Strength is based on the
peak signal level the wireless adapter receives
from the wireless device to which it is con-
nected.
• Signal Quality – Displays the quality of
the signal. Signal Quality is a signal-to-noise
ratio, which is a measurement comparing the
strength of the signal with the background
noise on the wireless network.
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