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Link Status Tab

Status Shows the current connected AP SSID and MAC address. If there is no
connection existing, it will show Disconnected.
Extra Info Shows the link status and Tx power percentage.
Channel Shows the current channel in use.
Authentication Authentication mode used within the network, including Unknown, Open,
Shared, WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK, WPA and WPA2.
Encryption Shows the encryption type currently in use. Valid value includes WEP,
TKIP, AES, and Not Use.
Network Type Network type in use, Infrastructure for BSS, Ad-Hoc for IBSS network.
IP Address Shows the IP address information.
Sub Mask Shows the Subnet Mask information.
Default Gateway Shows the default gateway information.
Link Quality Shows the connection quality based on signal strength and TX/RX packet
error rate.
Signal Strength 1 Shows the Receiving signal strength, users can choose to display as
percentage or dBm format.
Noise Strength Shows the noise signal strength in the wireless environment.
Transmit Shows the current Link Speed and Throughput of the transmit rate.
Receive Shows the current Link Speed and Throughput of receive rate.
Link Speed Shows the current transmitting rate and receiving rate.
Throughput Shows the transmitting and receiving speed of data.
Advanced
This Advanced page provides advanced and detailed settings for the wireless network.