NETGEAR MA311 User Manual

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WLAN Utility Parameter Modification

Double-clicking on the wireless SysTray icon activates the wireless LAN configuration utility for the
MA311 PCI Adapter. You can click on any of the folder tabs in the NETGEAR MA311 PCI Adapter
Utility dialog box

to modify the operational parameters.

Status

Connected to

Indicates the SSID and MAC address of the associated access point when
the MA311 PCI Adapter is configured in Infrastructure mode.

Network mode

Indicates the network mode of the MA311 PCI Adapter (Infrastructure or
802.11 Ad-hoc).

Channel

Only valid in 802.11 Ad-hoc mode, this indicates the wireless channel
currently in use.

Transmit Rate

Indicates the data transfer rate between the wireless node and the device it
is communicating with.

Encryption

Indicates whether the encryption of this device is enable or disable.

Data Transmitted/
Received

Indicates the number of successfully Transmitted and Received packets.

Signal Strength

Indicates the signal strength of the radio frequency signal received by this
wireless node.