28CHAPTER 3: CONFIGURING THE BRIDGE

Table 8 Connection Status Page (continued)

Current Channel

The channel over which the Bridge

Varies

 

is communicating with clients.

 

Security

The type of security for which the

Open System

 

Bridge is configured.

(no security)

Rx Data Rate (Mbps)

The most recent data reception

N/A

 

rate.

 

Tx Data Rate (Mbps)

The most recent data transmission

N/A

 

rate.

 

Link Quality

The normalized transmitted data

N/A

 

rate (that is, the current data rate

 

 

over the maximum data rate).

 

 

Note: Link Quality is shown in

 

 

Infrastructure mode only.

 

Received Signal

The strength of the radio signal

N/A

Strength

that the Bridge detects.

 

 

Note: Received Signal Strength is

 

 

shown in Infrastructure mode only.

 

Activity (Packets Rx)

The number of packets the Bridge

N/A

 

has received.

 

Activity (Packets Tx)

The number of packets the Bridge

N/A

 

has transmitted.

 

IP Address

The IP address of the Bridge.

Varies

 

 

 

Clearing and

Applying System

Configuration

Settings

The pages in the Configuration Management System have two buttons: Clear and Apply.

Clear returns the settings to the values they were when you last clicked Apply.

Apply stores the settings permanently in the nonvolatile flash memory. After you click Apply, the new settings take effect and you can see the changes on the System Summary page.

CAUTION: Your changes are lost if you forget to click Apply before

moving to a new configuration page.

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3Com WL-560 manual Clearing Applying System Configuration Settings, Moving to a new configuration