User Manual

Chapter 3
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Specifying a Network Type to Access
By default, your wireless station will attempt to connect to an Infrastructure network (if
available) first. If an Infrastructure network is not available, an Ad Hoc network will then be
attempted.
However, it is possible that you want connect to certain networks only. In this situation, you
can specify the network to access by clicking the Advanced button on the Wireless
Networks tab. Then select your preferred access type and click OK.
For example, you want to connect to an Ad Hoc network but both Ad Hoc and Infrastructure
networks are available. In this case, you can select the Computer-to-computer (ad hoc)
networks only option.
Note that if your preferred network is limited to Access Point or Ad Hoc network, the
Preferred networks section on Wireless Networks tab will list only the networks of your
preference. If you try to add a new network of non-preferred type, the addition will not appear
in the list unless you change the preferred network types.
Link Status Tab
The Link Status tab contains general information about the connection and activity of your
current link.
The following table describes the items found on the Link Status screen.
Screen Item Description
Status Displays whether the card is associated with a network.
Network Name (SSID) Displays the name of the wireless network your station is
currently connected to.
AP’s MAC Address The MAC address of the associated AP.
Channel The channel your wireless station is using.
WEP Displays whether WEP is disabled or enabled in the current
wireless network.
Speed Displays the current packet transmit rate (Mbps).
Channel Displays the channel the station is using.
Client IP Address Displays the IP address of your wireless adapter.
Network Connection Type Displays if the adapter is connected to an Access Point or Ad
Hoc network.
Radio State Displays whether the RF Signal is enabled or disabled.