Installation guide

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Link Info
Using the Configuration Utility (continued)
After clicking on the Configuration Utility icon, the Link Info screen will display the
settings for the DWL-520:
SSID:
The Service Set Identifier is the name
assigned to the wireless network.
The factory SSID setting is default.
Tx Rate:
Tx Rate settings are automatically determined for an optimal speed up to a maximum
of 11Mbps.
Status:
Displays the MAC Address of the
Access Point or Router to which the
DWL-520 is associated
Channel:
The channel selection is automatically determined by the DWL-520.
Signal Strength/Link Quality:
Packet Count:
Displays the statistics of the data packets that are transmitted and received.
Frequency:
802.11b indicates that the DWL-520
is communicating in the 2.4GHz
band.
Encryption:
You can see if WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) is Enabled or Disabled here.
Wireless Mode:
Either Infrastructure or Ad-Hoc
will be displayed here. (Please see
the Getting Started section in this manual for an explanation of these two modes.)
Rescan Button:
Rescans for the strongest signal in your environment and associates with that Access
Point or Router.
Displays the Link Quality for the DWL-520 wireless connection to the Access Point.
The Signal Strength represents the wireless signal between the Access Point and
the DWL-520. The percentage coincides with the graphical bar.