Chapter 3 - Software Reference
Monitoring a connection
To monitor a connection:
1.Select the connection from the list.
2.Click Command from the menu bar, then select monitor. You may also press <Ctrl> + <M> in your keyboard. The Monitor window appears.
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The following connection parameters are displayed in graphical representation.
SNR. This indicates the quality of communications within the current network. The communication quality is based on signal level and noise level measurements. The higher the SNR, the better the connection quality.
Communication Quality. This indicates the communication quality of the Basic Service Set that the station is connected to.
Signal Level. This line specifies the average signal level of the Basic Service Set that the station is connected to.
Noise Level. Specifies the average noise level of the Frequency Channel currently
used for connection.
Throughput. The Throughput graph sends a specified number of data packets to the remote host and calculates the average transmission rate in megabytes per second.
During the test, you can toggle between the Start and Stop buttons. Click Start to begin the link test. Click Stop at any time to stop the test.
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