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Chapter 3 - software reference – Asus PCE-N13 User Manual

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Monitoring a connection

To monitor a connection:
1. Select the connection from the list.
2. Click Command from the menu bar, then select monitor. You may also

press in your keyboard. The Monitor window appears.

The following connection parameters are displayed in graphical format.
SNR. This indicates the communication quality within the current network. The

communication quality is based on signal and noise level measurements. The

higher the SNR, the better the connection quality.
Communication Quality. This indicates the communication quality of the

Basic Service Set that the station is connected to.
Signal Level. This line specifies the average signal level of the Basic Service

Set that the station is connected to.
Noise Level. Specifies the average noise level of the Frequency Channel

currently used for connection.
Throughput. The Throughput graph sends a specified number of data packets

to the remote host and calculates the average transmission rate in megabytes

per second.
During the test, the Start button toggles to Stop. Click Start button to begin the

link test. Click the Stop button at any time to stop the test.