D-Link DWL-AG530 Using the Configuration Utility continued, Link Info, Status, Ssid, Frequency

Using the Configuration Utility (continued)

After clicking on the Configuration Utility icon, the Link Info screen will display the settings for the DWL-AG530:

Status: Link Info

Displays the MAC address of the access point or router to which the DWL-AG530 is asso-

ciated.

SSID:

The Service Set Identifier is the name assigned to the wireless network. The factory SSID set-

ting is default.

Frequency:

802.11b indicates that the DWL- AG530 is communicating in the

2.4GHz band.

Wireless Mode:

Either Infrastructure or Ad-Hocwill be displayed here. (Please see the Getting Started section in this manual for an explanation of these two modes.)

Encryption:

You can see if WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) is Enabled or Disabled here.

Connection Info:

The connection status is displayed here.

Tx Rate:

Tx Rate settings are automatically determined for an optimal speed up to a maximum of 54Mbps (108Mbps in Turbo mode).

Channel:

The channel selection is automatically determined by the DWL-AG530.

Signal Strength/Link Quality:

Displays the Link Quality for the DWL-AG530 wireless connection to the ac- cess point. The signal strength represents the wireless signal between the access point and the DWL-AG530. The percentage coincides with the graphi- cal bar.

Packet Count:

Displays the statistics of the data packets that are transmitted and received.

Rescan Button:

Rescans for the strongest signal in your environment and associates with that access point or router.

*Due to DFS (Dynamic Frequency Selection), 5GHz Ad-Hoc mode is always disable in EEC countries.

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