NETGEAR HA311 manual Click OK when you are done

This chart describes the information shown in the Status section of the dialog box:

STATUS		DESCRIPTION
Connect to	Displays the association of the access point or other wireless node in ad-hoc
	mode.
AP MAC	Shows the MAC address of the associated access point when the HA311
Address	Wireless PCI Adapter is configured in infrastructure mode.
Network Mode	Indicates the configuration mode used -- 802.11a ad-hoc mode, ad-hoc mode,
	or infrastructure mode.
	•	802.11a ad-hoc mode: the wireless nodes form their own local network
		where the end nodes communicate peer-to-peer without an access point.
	•	Ad-hoc mode: offers higher data throughput than 802.11a ad-hoc mode, but
		does not use beaconing or authentication.
	•	Infrastructure mode: the wireless node searches all available wireless
		channels to associate with an access point. The default value for Network
		mode is Infrastructure.
Channel/	Shows the current channel and frequency in use. The wireless channel in use
Frequency	will be between 36 and 64.
Transmit Rate	Shows the current maximum transmit data rate of the wireless node. The
	possible data rates supported are: 54 Mbps, 48 Mbps, 36 Mbps, 24 Mbps, 18
	Mbps, 12 Mbps, 9 Mbps, and 6 Mbps. It can go up to 72 Mbps if the turbo
	mode is enabled.
Receive Rate	Shows the current receive data transfer rate of the wireless node.
Encryption	Indicates if the WEP encryption is enabled or disabled.
Signal	Displays the signal strength of the radio frequency signal received by the
Strength	wireless node.

3.Click OK when you are done.

Congratulations, you have successfully installed NETGEAR’s HA311 Wireless PCI Adapter!

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