User`s guide

Wireless networking features
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Wireless feature Description
Network Key A shared key (ASCII or Hexadecimal) to be used for WEP or WPA-PSK.
Username A username to be specified when 802.1x -based authentication (WPA) is
used.
Password A password to be specified when 802.1x based authentication (WPA) is used.
Ekahau Client™ Provides integrated support for Ekahau's Wi-Fi device-location solution.
Ekahau offers a complete access point vendor-independent real-time location
system for wireless LAN devices that is capable of pinpointing wireless LAN
devices such as the Digi Connect products, laptops, PDAs, or other intelligent
Wi-Fi enabled devices. The solution provides floor-, room- and door-level
accuracy of up to 3.5 feet (1 m). The patented Ekahau positioning technology
is based on simple signal-strength calibration maps, and enables customers to
fully leverage an existing wireless LAN infrastructure without any need for
proprietary hardware components.
Wireless Networking Status
Features:
The following status information can be displayed for Wireless Digi devices.
For more detailed descriptions, see “WiFi LAN statistics” on page 190.
Connection Status The status of the wireless network connection.
Network Mode The network mode currently in use:
Infrastructure Mode
Ad-Hoc Mode
Data Transfer Rate The data transfer rate of the current connection.
Channel The wireless network channel currently in use.
SSID The selected SSID of the wireless network.
Wireless Security: Wi-Fi
Protected Access (WPA/WPA2/
802.11i), Wired Equivalent
Privacy (WEP) security and
encryption
The status of the WEP/WPA/WPA2 security features, including the
Authentication Method currently in use and whether authentication is enabled
or disabled
Signal Strength A statistic that indicates the strength of the radio signal between 0 and 100
percent.