NETGEAR RangeMax Dual Band Wireless-N USB Adapter WNDA3100 User Manual
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v1.0, December 2007
2. Click the Networks tab to display the following screen:
The following buttons are located at the bottom of the Networks tab:
•Help. Display online help.
•Find a Network. View networks and join a network. See “Finding a Network” on page 2-4.
•Connect. Connect to the network that you selected.
•Scan. Check for wireless networks. Clicking Scan refreshes the screen.
•Close. Close the window of the Wizard.
The screen shows the following information for each network scanned:
•Network Name (SSID). The name assigned to a wireless network. This is the same as the
SSID or ESSID configuration parameter. Note that as a security measure, some wireless
access points do not broadcast their SSID. In such cases, the SSID field is blank even though
the rest of the information is still displayed.
•Channel. The channel determines which operating frequency is used. In this column (A)
indicates a 5 GHz network, and (G) indicates a 2.4 GHz network.
•N. The access point supports wireless N mode.
•Security. Identifies whether the wireless network uses security settings such as
WPA2-PSK, WPA-PSK, or WEP.
•Signal. Identifies the signal strength of the communications.
•MAC Address. Identifies the hardware address (MAC address) of the wireless device
broadcasting this information.
Figure 2-2
You can click a column
heading to sort.
If many networks use
the same channel they
can interfere with each
other. (A) indicates a 5 GHz
The status bar shows
your network connection
and Internet connection.
network, and (G) indicates a
2.4 GHz network.