Refer to the table of icon indications and column descriptions below.

Table of icon indications:

Icon

Indicates that the wireless network is

 

an Access Point with disabled Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) encryption

 

 

 

an Access Point with enabled WEP encryption

 

an Access Point with disabled WEP encryption and MyPal is currently

 

connected to this network

 

an Access Point with enabled WEP encryption and MyPal is currently

 

connected to this network

 

a wireless device with disabled WEP encryption

 

a wireless device with enabled WEP encryption

 

a wireless device with disabled WEP encryption and MyPal is currently

 

connected to this network

 

a wireless device with enabled WEP encryption and MyPal is currently

 

connected to this network

ESSID - shows the Extended Service Set Indenfier (ESSID) of the wireless network found in the search.

CH - shows the channel used by a wireless device.

RSSI - shows the Received Signal Strength Indication (RSSI) transmitted by each wireless network. This information is helpful in determining which network you wish to associate your device. This signal is normally represented by a dBm value.

Icon

Link Quality

 

Excellent

 

Good

 

Fair

 

Poor

NOTE The icon may be green or orange. The green icon indicates the signal received from IEEE 802.11b device, while the orange icon indicates the signal received from IEEE 802.11g device.

BSSID - shows the Media Access Control (MAC) address of the access point, or the Basic Service Set ID (BSSID) in an ad-hoc mode.

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