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Table8-3 Connection Status Window Elements
Status Element Description
Active Profile The network configuration (or profile) that your client adapter is
currently using.
Auto Profile Selection Indicates whether your client adapter is using auto profile selection.
Valu e: Enabled or Disabled
Connection Status The operational mode of your client adapter.
Valu e: Not Associated, Associated, Authenticating, Authenticated,
Authentication Failed, or Authentication Failed Retrying
Connection 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.
Note This status may appear very
briefly or not at all as the
authentication failure may res ul t
in the client adapter becoming
disassociated, in which case the
status reads Not Associated.
Authentication Failed
Retrying The client adapter is associated to an
access point, the user has failed to EAP
authenticate, but another authentication
attempt is being made.
Note This status may appear very
briefly or not at all as the
authentication failure may res ul t
in the client adapter becoming
disassociated, in which case the
status reads Not Associated.