D-Link DWL-AG530 manual Using the Configuration Utility

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Using the Configuration Utility (continued)

After clicking on the Configuration Utility icon, the Link Info screen will display the settings for the DWL-AG530:

Status:

Link Info

Displays the MAC address of the access point or router to which the DWL-AG530 is asso-

ciated.

SSID:

The Service Set Identifier is the name assigned to the wireless network. The factory SSID set-

ting is default.

Frequency:

802.11b indicates that the DWL- AG530 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.

Connection Info:

The connection status is displayed here.

Tx Rate:

Tx Rate settings are automatically determined for an optimal speed up to a maximum of 54Mbps (108Mbps in Turbo mode).

Channel:

The channel selection is automatically determined by the DWL-AG530.

Signal Strength/Link Quality:

Displays the Link Quality for the DWL-AG530 wireless connection to the ac- cess point. The signal strength represents the wireless signal between the access point and the DWL-AG530. The percentage coincides with the graphi- cal 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.

*Due to DFS (Dynamic Frequency Selection), 5GHz Ad-Hoc mode is always disable in EEC countries.

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