18 A111 Wireless Card Adaptor
Chapter 3 - Reference
Chapter 3
Wireless Settings
Association State
Displays the connection status as follows:
Connected - The station is now associated with one wireless LAN device.
When operating in Infrastructure mode, this field shows the MAC address of
the Access Point with which you are communicating. When operating in Ad
Hoc
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mode, this field shows the virtual MAC address used by computers
participating in the Ad Hoc
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network.
Scanning... - The station is now attempting to authenticate and associate with
the desired Access Point or Ad Hoc
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node.
Disconnected - The link is connected, but no beacon received.
SSID
Displays the Service Set Identifier (SSID) that the card is either associated
to or intending to join.
MAC address
Indicates the hardware address of the card. A MAC address is a unique
identifier for networking devices (typically written as twelve hexadecimal
digits 0 through 9 and A through F, six hexadecimal numbers separated
by colons, i.e. 00:E0:18:F0:05:C0).
Current Channel
Displays the radio channel that the card is currently tuned to. This number
changes as the radio scans the available channels.
Current Data Rate
Displays the current transmit data rate in Megabits per second (Mbps).
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See Chapter 5 - Glossary