Extra Info: Displays the link status (‘Link is up’ or Link is down’, and the radio transmitting power of your network card.
Channel: Displays the radio channel being used now.
Authentication: Shows the authentication mode that access point or wireless device uses. If the wireless access point does not require authentication, you’ll see ‘Unknown’ displayed here.
Encryption: Shows the encryption method that access point or wireless device uses. If the wireless access point does not enable encryption, you’ll see ‘None’ displayed here.
Network Type: Shows the type of wireless connection. If it’s a wireless access point, ‘Infrastructure’ will be displayed here; if it’s a computer or network device, ‘AdHoc’ will be displayed here.
Link Speed: Displays the link speed of data transmitting (Tx, in Mbps) and receiving (Rx, in Mbps). Link speed is the maximum available data transfer speed of the wireless connection. It depends on the radio signal quality of wireless connection.
Throughput: Displays the rate of data transmitting (Tx, in Kbps) and receiving (Rx, in Kbps).
Link Quality: Displays link quality (radio signal quality). When the link quality is better, the wireless link speed will be better, too. Link quality is displayed by percentage and a descriptive word (Good, normal, weak, and low).
Signal Strength 1: Displays the radio signal strength of antenna.
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