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Asus WiFi-b User Manual

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ASUS WiFi-b™ Card

Site Survey

The Site Survey tab displays the
available networks within the WiFi-b™
range. The following network settings are
displayed:

BSSID - The IEEE MAC address of the
available wireless networks.

SSID - SSID (service set identifier) of the
network.

CH - Direct sequence channel used by
the network.

RSSI - Received Signal Strength Indicator (RSSI) in dBm.

Type - wireless network mode. AP indicates an Infrastructure network type. STA
indicates an Ad Hoc network type.

WEP - shows whether a network has an enabled (On) or disabled (Off) WEP
encryption.

Select an available network and click Connect to establish connection. Click
Search to rescan available networks.

Enable Firewall. This option is active
when ICS is enabled. Check this item to
activate the firewall and prevent
unauthorized access to your home or
small office network.

Available Network Connections. This
field displays all available network
connections in the host computer. To
enable Internet Connection Sharing
(ICS), drag the network connection to the
Internet box, then click Apply.

See section 4.4.2 “Soft Access Point (Soft AP) Mode” for details.