D-Link DWL-610 manual Using the Configuration Utility

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Link Info

Using the Configuration Utility (continued)

After clicking on the Configuration Utility icon, the Link Info screen will display the settings for the DWL-610:

Status:

Displays the MAC Address of the

Access Point or Router to which the

DWL-610 is associated

SSID:

The Service Set Identifier is the name assigned to the wireless network.

The factory SSID setting is default.

Frequency:

802.11b indicates that the DWL-610 is communicating in the 2.4GHz

band.

Wireless Mode:

Either Infrastructure or Ad-Hocwill be displayed here. (Please see the Getting Started section in this manual for an explanation of these two modes.)

Encryption:

You can see if WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) is Enabled or Disabled here.

Tx Rate:

The default setting is Auto; Tx Rate settings are automatically determined for an optimal speed up to a maximum of 11Mbps.

Channel:

The default setting is Auto. The channel selection is automatically determined by the DWL-610.

Signal Strength/Link Quality:

Displays the Link Quality for the DWL-610 wireless connection to the access point. The Signal Strength represents the wireless signal between the access point and the DWL-610. The percentage coincides with the graphical bar

Packet Count:

Displays the statistics of the data packets that are transmitted and received.

Rescan Button:

Rescans for the strongest signal in your environment and associates with that Access

Point or Router

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