Chapter 3 Managing Your
3.5 Network Info Screen
Use the Network Info screen to see the rates at which a specific
Figure 16 Network Info Screen
The following table describes the labels in this screen.
Table 4 Network Info Screen
LABEL | DESCRIPTION |
Adapter | This field identifies which power line network information is displayed. Different power |
| line networks are identified by the Ethernet interface (network card) connected |
| directly to the |
| computer has two network cards and both are connected to a |
| have two power line networks. |
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Central | The Central Coordinator of the power line network is the power line adapter which |
Coordinator | keeps track of which devices are part of the network as well as synchronizes |
MAC | communication within the power line network. If the Central Coordinator is removed |
| from the power line network then another power line adapter takes its place. This field |
| displays the MAC address of the |
| power line network. This power line adapters in your power line network automatically |
| select the Central Coordinator. |
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The information provided in the following table reflects trasmission rate information about the power line adapters which communicate in your power line network.
The power line adapters listed in this table are all the power line adapters in your power line network except the power line adapter selected in the Configuration page of the configuration utility. In other words, if the Local power line adapter is selected in the Configuration screen, then this table will display the rates of transmission from the power line adapter connected to the computer running the configuration utility to all the Remote power line adapters.
Site | This field displays: | |
| • | Local, if it is the |
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| configuration utility. |
| • | Remote, if it is a |
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| connected to the computer running the configuration utility. |
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