Linksys WMP11 manual Site Survey, Site Information

Instant Wireless® Series

Site Survey

The Site Survey screen, shown in Figure 7-4, displays a list of infrastructure and ad-hoc networks available for connection.

Figure 7-4

SSID - The SSID of the wireless network.

Signal - The percentage of signal strength, from 0 to 100%.

Site Information

Network Type - The wireless mode currently in use.

Channel - The channel to which the wireless network devices are set. WEP - The status of the WEP encryption security feature.

MAC - The MAC address of the wireless network’s access point. Surveyed at - The time at which the wireless network was scanned.

Refresh - Click the Refresh button to perform a new search for wireless devices.

Wireless-B PCI Adapter

Connect - To connect to one of the networks on the list, select the wireless net- work, and click the Connect button to connect. If the wireless network has WEP encryption enabled, you will see the screen shown in Figure 7-5.

Figure 7-5

In the WEP drop-down box, select the type of WEP encryption used by the wireless network: 64-bitor 128-bit WEP.

If the wireless network uses a passphrase, enter the passphrase in the Passphrase field. If the wireless network uses a WEP key, enter the WEP key in the Key 1 field.

Click the OK button to complete the network connection and return to the Site Survey screen, or click the Cancel button to cancel the network connection and return to the Site Survey screen.

On the Site Survey screen, click the X (Close) button in the upper right corner to exit the WLAN Monitor.

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