Using the Configuration Utility (continued)

Link Info

Status: Displays the MAC address of the access point that is associated with the DWL- AG660.

SSID: The Service Set Identifier is the name assigned to the wireless network. The factory SSID setting is set to default.

Frequency:

The DWL-AG660 is a dualband wireless cardbus adapter. In this instance the 5280MHz indicates that the DWL-AG660 is communicating in the 5GHz band (802.11a).

Wireless Mode: Either Infrastructure or Ad-Hoc will be displayed here.

Encryption: You can see if WEP is enabled or disabled here.

Tx Rate: Tx Rate settings are automatically determined for an optimal speed up to a maximum of 54Mbps.

Channel: The channel selection is automatically determined by the DWL-AG660.

Link Quality / Signal Strength: Displays the Link Quality for the DWL-AG660 wireless connection to the access point. The Signal Strength represents the wireless signal between the access point and the DWL-AG660. The percentage coincides with the graphical bar.

Data Rate: Displays the statistics of data transmitted and received.

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

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D-Link DWL-AG660 manual Using the Configuration Utility, Link Info, Frequency