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 (continued)
Status		Description
Server Based Authentication		The method by which authentication to a back-end server is being
		performed to establish secure connectivity.
		Value: None, LEAP, EAP-FAST, EAP-TLS, PEAP (EAP-GTC),
		PEAP (EAP-MSCHAP V2), or Host Based EAP
		Note Refer to the “Overview of Security Features” section on
		page 5-14for details on these server-based authentication
		types.
IP Address		The IP address of your client adapter.
Current Channel		The channel that your client adapter is currently using for
		communications. This field displays Scanning while the client adapter
		searches for a channel.
		Value: Dependent on radio band and regulatory domain
		Note Refer to the Channel parameter in Table 5-3for information on
		setting the channel for your client adapter.
		Note Refer to Appendix D for a list of channel identifiers, channel
		center frequencies, and regulatory domains for each channel.
Data Encryption		The data encryption type that was negotiated with the access point (in
		infrastructure mode) or another client (in ad hoc mode) upon
		association.
		Value: None, WEP, CKIP, TKIP, or AES
		Note Refer to the “Overview of Security Features” section on
		page 5-14for details on these data encryption types.
Signal Strength		The signal strength for all received packets. The color of this
		parameter’s progress bar provides a visual interpretation of signal
		strength.
		Value: Excellent (green), Good (green), Fair (yellow), Poor (red), or
		No Link

Click Advanced if you want to view more detailed status information for your client adapter. The Advanced Status window appears (see Figure 7-3).

Cisco Aironet 802.11a/b/g Wireless LAN Client Adapters (CB21AG and PI21AG) Installation and Configuration Guide

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