NETGEAR MA 101 manual WLAN Parameter Modification, Status, Statistics

WLAN Parameter Modification

Double-clicking on the wireless SysTray icon activates the wireless LAN configuration utility for the MA101 Wireless USB adapter. You can click on any of the folder tab in the Wireless LAN configuration utility window to modify the operational parameters.

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Status

Network type	Configurable between 802.11 ad-hoc and infrastructure modes. In 802.11 ad
	hoc mode, the wireless nodes form their own local network where the end nodes
	communicate peer-to-peer without an access point. In infrastructure mode, the
	wireless searches all available wireless channels to associate with an access
	point.
Channel	Only valid in ad-hoc mode, this field defines the wireless channel to use. In
	infrastructure mode, the wireless node automatically searches through all
	available wireless channels for an access point to be associated with. It is not
	necessary to select the wireless channel when operating in infrastructure mode.
SSID	Enter a 32-character (maximum) service set ID in this field. The characters
	are case sensitive. When the wireless node is operating in ad hoc mode, this
	field operates as the basic service set ID (BSS ID). All wireless nodes in the
	same network should use the same BSS ID.
	When in infrastructure mode, this field defines the extended service set ID (ESS
	ID). The ESS ID assigned to the wireless node is required to match the access
	point ESS ID for the wireless node to communicate with the access point.
Tx Rate	The Tx Rate field allows you to define the data transfer rate. The default value
	is Fully Automatic. In this case, the best transfer rate is negotiated between
	the wireless node and the device it is communicating with. This could be
	another wireless node or an access point. Other possible values for this field are
	1Mbps, 2Mbps, 5.5Mbps, and 11Mbps.
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Status	This field show the MAC address of the associated access point when the MA101
	Wireless USB adapter is configured in infrastructure mode,
Signal Strength	Signal Strength indicates the signal strength of the radio frequency signal
	received by the wireless node.
Link Quality	Link Quality indicates how well that the wireless node is communicating with the
	associated access point or another wireless node.
Statistics

Statistics

The Statistics screen shows the number of successfully Transmitted and Received packets. The packets are divided into Data, Mgmt and Rejected packets.

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