ZyAIR G-160 User’s Guide

 

Table 2-1 Main

 

 

LABEL

DESCRIPTION

 

 

SSID

This field displays the SSID (or name) of each wireless device.

 

Indicates that the wireless network does not require security setting to access it.

 

indicates that the wireless security is activated on this network.

 

indicates a hidden network. You must know this network’s SSID to access it.

 

 

Mode

This field displays the wireless network type (Infrastr. or Ad Hoc) of the wireless device.

 

Infrastr. denotes the infrastructure mode.

Ch.

This field displays the channel number used by each wireless device.

 

 

Signal

This field displays the signal strength (Best, Good, Normal, Poor or Bad) of each

 

wireless device.

 

 

BSS ID

This field displays the MAC address of the wireless device.

 

 

Connect

Click Connect to associate to the selected wireless device.

 

 

Modify

Click Modify to change the settings of the current connection or create a new profile.

 

Refer to section 2.2.1.

 

 

Rescan

Click Rescan to scan for available wireless device(s) within transmission range.

 

 

Current Configuration

 

 

Pref. SSID

This field displays the name of the wireless device to which the ZyAIR is connected.

 

 

BSS Type

This field displays the network type of the wireless device to which the ZyAIR is

 

connected.

 

 

BSSID

This field displays the MAC address of the wireless device to which the ZyAIR is

 

connected.

 

 

Channel

This field displays the radio channel the ZyAIR is currently using.

 

 

Tx Rate

This field displays the current transmission rate of the ZyAIR in megabits per second.

 

 

Signal Quality

The status bar, signal quality level and the value in dB (from -82 to -10, -82 is the worst)

 

show the quality of the signal.

 

 

TX Rate

This field displays the number of data frames transmitted in Kbps.

 

 

RX Rate

This field displays the number of data frames received in Kbps.

 

 

2.2.1 Connecting to a Network

Follow the steps below to connect to a network using the Main screen.

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Using the ZyAIR Utility