User's Manual

Profile Name
Name of the profile.
Network Name
Network Name (SSID) of the current connection.
IP Address
Internet Protocol (IP) address for the current connection.
Signal Quality
A radio frequency (RF) signal can be assessed by two components:
● signal strength (quantity)
● signal quality
The quality of the signal is determined by a combination of factors. Primarily it
is composed of signal strength and the ratio of the RF noise present. RF noise
occurs both naturally and artificially by electrical equipment. If the amount of
the RF noise is high, or the signal strength is low, it results in a lower signal to
noise ratio which causes poorer signal quality. With a low signal to noise ratio,
it is difficult for the radio receiver to discern the data information contained in
the signal from the noise itself.
Signal Strength
While adequate signal strength is required for good data communications, even
more important is the quality of the signal. A strong signal of poor quality
results in poor data communications. If the signal quality is low, investigate
sources of noise nearby, such as interference from other wireless LANs, other
RF transmitters, electric motors or compressors. Also reflections of the signal
by metallic or other objects in the area can result in poor signal quality.
Adapter MAC
Address
Media Access Control (MAC) address for the wireless adapter.
Band
Indicates the wireless band of the current connection.
● 802.11a
● 802.11b
● 802.11g
Supported Data
Rates
Rates at which the wireless adapter can send and receive data. Displays the
speed in Mbps for the frequency being used.
● 802.11g - 1, 2, 5.5, 6, 9, 11, 12, 18, 24, 36, 48, and 54
● 802.11b - 1, 2, 5.5, and 11
● 802.11a - 6, 9, 11, 12, 18, 24, 36, 48, and 54
Radio Frequency
Displays the frequency of the current wireless connection.
● 5.280 GHz
● 2.437 GHz
Channel Number
Displays the transmit and receive channel.
Network
Authentication
Displays Open, Shared, WPA-Personal and WPA2-Personal modes, WPA-
Enterprise, and WPA2-Enterprise. Displays the 802.11 authentication used by
the currently used profile. Refer to
Security Overview for more information.
Data Encryption Displays None, WEP, TKIP or AES-CCMP. Refer to Security Overview for more
information.
802.1x
Authentication
Type
Displays None, MD5, EAP-SIM, TLS, TTLS, PEAP, LEAP, or EAP-FAST. Refer to
Security Settings for more information.