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Hawking Technology HWU54G User Manual

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Parameter

Description

Connected to (SSID)

Displays the wireless network that the adapter is connecting to.

Network Mode

There are two network types: Infrastructure and Ad Hoc. This field shows

the current network type.

Channel / Frequency

Display the radio channel and the frequency in use by the adapter.

Max. Network Rate

This field shows the maximum link rate of the network, that is 54Mbps for

802.11g and 11Mbps for 11b.

Security

Display the security setting of the network. “Disabled” means there is no

security setting on the network.

Power Save

This field displays the power save scheme for the adapter (that is Max

performance/Max battery life/Auto).

Active Profile

This field shows the current connection profile.

Radio Status

This field shows the transmitter’s status (On or Off).

Enable Radio Button

This button is used to enable and disable radio transmission.

Link Quality

The higher the percentage, the better the connection to the AP.

Received

This field shows the current received baud rate (measured in Kbytes/sec).

Sent

This field shows the current sent baud rate (measured in Kbytes/sec).

Network Rate

The data rate in this field varies from one wireless environment to another.

It displays the current data rate at that point in time so that you may adjust

the direction of the adapter or distance from other wireless stations.

Preferences Button

If you want to change the unit of link quality or the update interval for

transmitted and received data, click this button to change the settings.

View Site Button

To view the available wireless networks nearby, click the “View Site”

button.