Link Information, Wireless Network Status | Linksys WPC11 instruction

Instant Wireless® Series

Link Information

The Link Information screen, shown in Figure 7-3, displays signal strength and link quality information about the current connection and provides a button to click for additional status information.

Figure 7-3

Ad-Hoc Mode or Infrastructure Mode - The screen indicates whether the Adapter is currently working in ad-hoc or infrastructure mode.

Signal Strength - The Signal Strength bar indicates signal strength, from 0 to 100%.

Link Quality - The Link Quality bar indicates the quality of the wireless net- work connection, from 0 to 100%.

Click the More Information button to view more information about the wire- less network connection, shown in Figure 7-4.

Click the X (Close) button in the upper right corner to exit the WLAN Monitor.

Wireless-B Notebook Adapter

Figure 7-4

Wireless Network Status

State - The status of the wireless network connection. SSID - The unique name of the wireless network.

Wireless Mode - The mode of the wireless network currently in use. Transfer Rate - The data transfer rate of the current connection. Channel - The channel to which the wireless network devices are set. WEP - The status of the WEP encryption security feature.

MAC - The MAC address of the wireless network’s device you connect to.

TCP/IP Setting

IP Address - The Adapter’s IP Address. Subnet Mask - The Adapter’s Subnet Mask.

Default Gateway - The Adapter’s Default Gateway address. DNS - The Adapter’s DNS address.

DHCP - The status of the DHCP client.

Save to Profile - Click this button to save the current connection profile to.

Signal Strength - The Signal Strength bar indicates signal strength, from 0 to 100%.

Link Quality - The Link Quality bar indicates the quality of the wireless net- work connection, from 0 to 100%.

Click the Back button to return to the initial Link Information screen. Click the X (Close) button in the upper right corner to exit the WLAN Monitor.