User manual

Actiontec 54 Mbps Wireless PC Card User Manual

• Not Associated: Your 54 Mbps Wireless PC Card has not found

any network with which to associate.

Current Tx Rate

This field shows the current transmit rate of the current association.

Current Channel

This field shows the channel on which the connection is made. In

Infrastructure mode, this number changes as the radio scans the avail-

able channels.

Throughput

This field shows the short term transmit and receive throughput in

bytes/second, and is continuously updated.

Link Quality

The value shown here is based on the quality of the received signal of

the Access Point beacon.

Signal Strength

Signal strength is based on the received signal strength measurement

of the baseband processor of the beacon.

Disable Radio Button

The Disable Radio button is a “toggle” button. If you click this button:

• The State field indicates that your 54 Mbps Wireless PC Card’s

radio has been stopped.

• The remaining fields in this tab display either a zero or Not

Applicable.

• The button changes to Enable Radio.

Clicking the button again turns on your 54 Mbps Wireless PC Card’s radio

and changes the button to Disable Radio.