User's Manual

ASUS USB-N10 Chapter 4: Using the ASUS WLAN Control Center
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Association State
: Displays the connection status:
• Connected
: The network adapter is now associated with one wireless LAN
device. When operating in Infrastructure mode, this eld shows the access
point's MAC address that the network adapter is is communicating with.
When operating in Ad Hoc
mode, this eld shows the virtual MAC address
used by computers participating in the Ad Hoc
network.
• Scanning...
: The station is trying to authenticate and associate with an
access point or Ad Hoc node.
• Disconnected
: The network adapter is installed to the system, but not yet
connected to a wireless device.
•
SSID
:
Displays the Service Set Identifier (SSID) of the device that the
network adapter is either associated with or intending to join.
•
MAC address
:
Shows the hardware address of the network adapter. MAC
address is a unique identier for networking devices (typically written as
twelve hexadecimal digits from 0 through 9 and A through F separated by
colons, i.e. 00:E0:18:F0:05:C0).
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Current Channel
:
Displays the radio channel to which the network adapter
is currently tuned. This number changes as the radio scans the available
channels.
•
Current Data Rate
:
Displays the current data rate in megabits per second
(Mbps).
NOTE: For 802.11n performance, select 40MHz bandwidth in wireless router. Channel option
depends on the bandwidth that you select.
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Radio State
:
Shows the wireless radio status: ON or OFF.
•
Radio On
: When the wireless radio is turned ON, the icon on the right appears
in the upper left of the Status page.
•
Radio Off
: When the wireless radio is turned OFF, the icon on the right appears
in the upper left of the Status page.
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Rescan
: Make the Network adapter rescan all available devices. If the current
link quality or signal strength is poor, rescanning can be used to push the radio
off a weak access point and search for a better link with another access point.
This function usually takes several seconds.
•
Change SSID
: Click this button to set the SSID to that of the AP you want to
connect.
•
Search & Connect
: Click this button to connect to an available wireless AP.