Linksys WPC11 manual Site Survey, Site Information

Instant Wireless® Series

Site Survey

The Site Survey screen, shown in Figure 7-5, displays a list of infrastructure and ad-hoc networks available for connection.

Figure 7-5

SSID - The SSID or unique name of the wireless network. Signal - The percentage of signal strength, from 0 to 100%.

Site Information

Wireless Mode - The mode of the wireless network 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 device. Surveyed at - The time at which the wireless network was scanned.

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

Connect - To connect to one of the networks on the list, select the wireless net- work, and click the Connect button. If the wireless network has WEP encryp- tion enabled, you will see the screen shown in Figure 7-6.

Wireless-B Notebook Adapter

Figure 7-6

In the WEP drop-down box, select the type of WEP encryption used by the wireless network: 64-bit/10 hex.characters, or 128-bit/26 hex.characters 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 return to Link infor- mation, 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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