Rescan

Only used in infrastructure mode, click on this button to allow the wireless

 

node to start scanning the wireless channels for an access point again.

 

 

Throughput (Bytes/sec) Tx

The current transmit data transfer rate of the wireless node.

 

 

Throughput (Bytes/sec) Rx

The current receive data transfer rate of the wireless node.

 

 

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.

 

 

Configuration

Network Mode

Configurable between 802.11 ad-hoc, 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. Ad-hoc mode offers

 

higher data throughput than 802.11 ad hoc mode; but it does not use beacon or

 

authentication.

 

Note: When in 802.11 Ad-hoc mode, Link Quality and Signal Strength indicators

 

will not be available.

 

In infrastructure mode, the wireless searches all available wireless channels to

 

associate with an access point.

 

 

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.

 

 

PS Mode

Power saving mode. This enables the wireless node to control its wireless power

 

consumption. The two possible settings are Enable and Disable.

 

 

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.

 

 

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