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Chapter 3 - Reference
Association State
Displays the connection status as follows:
Connected - The station is now associated with one wireless LAN device.
When operating in Infrastructure mode, this field shows the MAC address of
the Access Point with which you are communicating. When operating in Ad
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Hoc
mode, this field shows the virtual MAC address used by computers
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participating in the Ad Hoc
network.
Scanning... - The station is now attempting to authenticate and associate with
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the desired Access Point or Ad Hoc
node.
Disconnected - The link is connected, but no beacon received.
SSID
Displays the Service Set Identifier (SSID) that the card is either associated or
intending to join.
MAC address
Indicates the hardware address of the card. MAC address is a unique identifier
for networking devices (typically written as twelve hexadecimal digits 0 through
9 and A through F, six hexadecimal numbers separated by colons, i.e.
00:E0:18:F0:05:C0).
Current Channel
Displays the radio channel that the card is currently tuned. This number changes
as the radio scans the available channels.
Current Data Rate
Displays the current transmit data rate in megabits per second (Mbps).
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See Chapter 5 - Glossary
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ASUS WLAN Card
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