User's Manual
ASUS USB Wireless LAN Adapter 39
Chapter 3 - Reference
Chapter 3
Software Reference
Monitoring a connection
To monitor a connection:
1. Select the connection from the list.
2. Click Command from the menu bar, then select monitor. You may also press
<Ctrl> <M> in your keyboard.
The Monitor window appears.
The following connection parameters are displayed in graphical
representation.
SNR. This indicates the quality of communications within the current network.
The communication quality is based on signal level and noise level measurements.
The higher the SNR, the better the connection quality.
Communication Quality. This indicates the communication quality of the Basic
Service Set to which the station is connected.
Signal Level. This line species the average signal level of the Basic Service
Set to which the station is connected.
Noise Level. Species the average noise level of the Frequency Channel currently
used for connection.
Throughput. The Throughput graph sends a specied number of data packets
to the remote host and calculates the average transmission rate in megabytes
per second.