Asus WL-100gE - Manual (Page 11)

ASUS WLAN Card 11
Quick Start Guide
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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
* mode, this field shows
the virtual MAC address used by computers participating in the Ad Hoc * network.
Scanning... - The station is now attempting to authenticate and associate with the desired
Access Point or Ad Hoc
* node.
Disconnected - The link is connected, but no beacon received.
SSID
Displays the Service Set Identifier (SSID) that the card is either associated or intending
to join.
MAC address
Indicates the hardware address of the card. 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. This number changes as the
radio scans the available channels.
Current Data Rate
Displays the current transmit data rate in megabits per second (Mbps).
Radio State
Shows the wireless radio ON or OFF.
Radio On - When the wireless radio is turned ON, the following icon appears
in the upper left of the Settings property page.
Radio Off- When the wireless radio is turned OFF, the following icon appears
in the upper left of the Settings property page.
Rescan – Force the radio to rescan all available channels. If your link quality or
signal strength is poor, rescanning can be used to push the radio off a weak Access
Point and search for a better link with another Access Point. This function will
take some time to complete.
Change SSID – Click on this to set the SSID.
Search & Connect – Click on this to connect to an available network.