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WLAN Utility Parameter Modification Double-clicking on the wireless SysTray icon activates the wireles s LAN configuration utility for the
MA311 PCI Adapter. You can click on any of the folder tabs in the NET GEAR MA311 PCI Adapter
Utility dialog box to modify the operational parameters.
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Status
Connected to Indicates the SSID and MAC address of the associated access point when
the MA311 PCI Adapter is configured in Infrastructure mode.
Network mode Indicates the network mode of the MA311 PCI Adapter (Infrastructure or
802.11 Ad-hoc).
Channel Only valid in 802.11 Ad-hoc mode, this indicates the wireless channel
currently in use.
Transmit Rate Indicates the data trans fer rate between the wireless node and the device it
is communicating with.
Encryption Indicates whether the encryption of this device is enable or disabl e.
Data Transmitted/
Received
Indicates the number of successfully Transmitted and Received packets .
Signal Strength Indicates the signal strength of the radio frequency signal received by th is
wireless node.