User's Manual

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field can be the following:
 Associated - Normal flow of operation between stations in Ad-Hoc
mode

MAC address of the access point - normal flow of network operation
between the access point and stations in the infrastructure mode.
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Not Associated - means the node cannot detect any ad-hoc station or
access point within the range.
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Scanning - Searching for available access point or active node.
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Driver Not Loaded – means the driver of wireless adapter is not currently
loaded on the system.
Mode
The mode can be either “access point” or “peer-to-peer”:
 Access Point – This mode of operation requires the presence of an
access point. All communication is done via the access point, which relays
packets to other wireless clients in the BSS as well as to nodes on a wired
network such as Ethernet.
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Peer-to-Peer – This is the peer-to-peer mode of operation. All
communication is done from client to client without the use of an access point.
Channel
It shows the channel being used, if any, for this wireless connection. The
communication channel ranges from 1 to 11(US/FCC, Canada/RSS),
1 to 13(Europe/ETSI) or 1 to 14(Japan/TELEC)
Current Tx Rate
It shows the transmit rate being currently used for an active connection. The
value is masked when the state shows the “scanning” message.
Power Saving Mode
Indicate the power saving mode is being enabled or disabled. Power saving
mode can reduce the power usage by temporarily disconnecting wireless
connections when the connection is idle.