Linksys WMP54G Instant Wireless Series, Link Information, TCP/IP Setting, Wireless Network Status

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Link Information

Instant Wireless® Series

Link Information

The Link Information screen displays signal strength and link quality informa- tion about the current connection and provides a button to click for additional status information.

Ad-Hoc Mode or Infrastructure Mode - The screen indicates whether the Adapter is currently working in ad-hoc or infrastructure mode.

Signal Strength - The Signal Strength bar indicates signal strength.

Link Quality - The Link Quality bar indicates the quality of the wireless net- work connection.

Click the X (Close) button in the upper right corner to exit the WLAN Monitor.

Click the More

Information

button to view more informa- tion about the wireless net- work connec- tion. A screen similar to that shown in Figure 7-3 will appear.

Figure 7-3

TCP/IP Setting

IP Address - The IP Address of the Adapter. Subnet Mask - The Subnet Mask of the Adapter.

Default Gateway - The Default Gateway address of the Adapter. DHCP - The status of the DHCP client.

DNS - The DNS address of the Adapter.

Wireless-G Notebook Adapter

Wireless Network Status

State - The status of the wireless network connection. SSID - The unique name of the wireless network.

Wireless Mode - The mode of the wireless network currently in use. Transfer Rate - The data transfer rate of the current connection. 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.

Signal Strength - The Signal Strength bar indicates signal strength.

Link Quality - The Link Quality bar indicates the quality of the wireless net- work connection.

Click the Back button to return to the initial Link Information screen. Click the X (Close) button in the upper right corner to exit the WLAN Monitor.

Site Survey

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

Figure 7-4

SSID - The SSID or unique name of the wireless network.

Signal - The percentage of signal strength.

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Linksys WMP54G manual Instant Wireless Series, Link Information, TCP/IP Setting, Wireless-G Notebook Adapter, Site Survey