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Chapter 3 ZyXEL Utility - Mac OS X
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3.6 The Link Status Screen
This screen allows you to view the status of the N220’s wireless connection with
an AP or peer computer.
Figure 14 ZyXEL Utility: Link Status
The following table describes the labels in this screen.
Table 7 ZyXEL Utility: Link Status
LABEL DESCRIPTION
Status This displays the SSID (Service Set IDentifier) and MAC (Media Access
Control) address of the access point or peer device to which the N220 is
connected.
Current
Channel
This displays the channel number of the current wireless connection, as
well as the radio frequency of the channel in megahertz.
Link Speed
(Mbps)
This displays the maximum possible data transmission (Tx) and
reception (Rx) speeds of the current connection in megabits per
second.
Throughput
(Kbps)
This displays the actual data transmission (Tx) and reception (Rx)
speeds of the current connection in kilobits per second.
Link Quality This shows the quality of the wireless connection. This refers to the
percentage of packets transmitted successfully. If there are too many
wireless stations in a wireless network, collisions may occur which could
result in a loss of messages even though you have high signal strength.
dBm format Select this option to display the Link Quality as a power ratio in decibels
(dBm) rather than as a percentage.