User's Manual

M061703V10

Note: Choosing the Wireless Network Status command from the right -click menu of WLAN PRISM3

IEEE802.11b tray icon will launch this tab too.

Figure 4.3 -2: The Status Tab

Note: The texts before ”PRISM Wireless Settings” in the caption bar of the dialog box is the profile name of the

current connection. Thus, the caption contexts vary according to the connectivity at the given time. From the

above picture, the associated profile is named “Wireless”.

From the window, the general information on the status of currently connected entry is presented. You

may want to click the Rescan button to reinitiate the scanning process and update the status. Later the

result of scanning will be renewed and displayed in the window. If you wish to stop the networking

connection, click the Disable Radio button to stop scanning. However, if you are already in the

disabled radio mode, you will find the Enable Radio button here instead. Click Enable Radio to regain

the link then.

St a t e

Here displays the MAC Address of the current associated entry, which could be a connected access

point in the Infrastructure mode or computers joining in the Ad-Hoc network.

Curr en t Tx Rat e

This feature indicates the transmission rate of the current connection.

Curr en t Cha nne l

Here reveals the current channel operated in the wireless network. Note that the channel number

differs as the radio scans any available channels in the Infrastructure mode.

Throughout ( byt es/ se c)

This feature indicates the rates of transmitting (Tx) and receiving (Rx) data of your WLAN USB Stick

within a short period of time; thus, the values vary on a time basis.