User's Manual

Wireless LAN PC Card User’s Guide
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Link Tab
State
The field shows the association state to available Access Point with BSSID--
MAC address of the Access Point. When the state is “Associated” , it means
normal operation in infrastructure mode and the PC Card is connected to the
Access Point.
Disable Radio
The PC Card’s RF radio function can be disabled by clicking this Disable
Radio button.
Rescan
When the Rescan button is clicked, the PC Card will restart the process of
finding an Access point.
Tx / Rx Rate Information
This displays the instantaneous wireless Receive and Transmit throughput in
bytes per second. These values are updated every two seconds.
Link Quality / Signal Strength
The Link Quality and Signal Strength bar graph is only active when the node is
in Infrastructure Mode. The bar graph displays the quality and strength of the
link between the node and its Access Point. A label summarizes the quality of
the Link over the bar graph, which can take on one of the following values:
“Not Applicable”
“Poor”
“Fair”
“Good”
“Excellent”