NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter WG111v2 User Manual
You can click a column heading to sort.
If many networks use the same channel they can interfere with each other.
The Status bar shows
your network connection 
and Internet connection.
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The screen shows the following information for each network scanned:
•Network Name (SSID): The name assigned to a wireless network. This is the same as the SSID or ESSID configuration parameter. Note that as a security measure, some wireless access points do not broadcast their SSID. In such cases, the SSID field will be blank even though the rest of the information will still be displayed.
•Channel: The channel determines which operating frequency will be used.
•Security: Identifies whether the wireless network uses WEP or
•Signal: Identifies the signal strength of the communications.
•MAC Address: Identifies the hardware address (MAC Address) of the wireless device broadcasting this information.
•Mode: Identifies the type of wireless network — Access Point (Infrastructure) or Computer-
The buttons located at the bottom of the Networks tab are:
•Help: Display online help.
•Find a Network: Find and connect to a network. See “Finding a Network” on page 14.
•Connect: Connect to the network that you selected.
•Scan: Check for wireless networks. Clicking Scan refreshes the page.
•Close: Close the window of the Wizard.
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