Cisco Systems CB21AG manual Status Description

Chapter 7 Viewing Status and Statistics

Viewing the Current Status of Your Client Adapter

Table 7-3	Basic Client Adapter Status
Status		Description
Profile Name		The network configuration (or profile) your client adapter is currently
		using.
		Note Refer to Chapter 4 for information on creating, modifying, and
		selecting profiles.
Link Status		The operational mode of your client adapter.
		Value: Not Associated, Associated, Authenticating, Authenticated,
		Authentication Failed, Authentication Failed Retrying
		Link Status	Description
		Not Associated	The client adapter has not established a
			connection to an access point (in
			infrastructure mode) or another client (in
			ad hoc mode).
		Associated	The client adapter has established a
			connection to an access point (in
			infrastructure mode) or another client (in
			ad hoc mode).
		Authenticating	The client adapter is associated to an
			access point, and the EAP authentication
			process has begun but not yet succeeded.
		Authenticated	The client adapter is associated to an
			access point, and the user is EAP
			authenticated.
		Authentication Failed	The client adapter is associated to an
			access point, but the user has failed to EAP
			authenticate.
		Authentication Failed	The client adapter is associated to an
		Retrying	access point, the user has failed to EAP
			authenticate, but another authentication
			attempt is being made.
Wireless Mode		The frequency and rate at which your current wireless connection is
		capable of transmitting or receiving packets.
		Value: 5 GHz 54 Mbps, 2.4 GHz 11 Mbps, or 2.4 GHz 54 Mbps
		Note Refer to the Wireless Mode parameter in Table 5-3for
		information on setting the wireless mode for your client
		adapter.
Network Type		The type of network in which your client adapter is being used.
		Value: Infrastructure or Ad Hoc
		Note Refer to the Network Type parameter in Table 5-3for
		information on setting the network type.

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