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WavePro™ WP201 Access Point: User Manual
9.5.5. Connections window - WDS Station
Figure 179: Connections window - WDS Station
Connections window - WDS Station
Control Title Control Description
SSID text box The SSID column or text box shows the service set identifier.
l The SSID is a case sensitive, 32-character identifier.
l It is attached to the header of packets sent over a wireless local-area network
(WLAN).
l The SSID acts as an identifier when a mobile device tries to connect to the
basic service set (BSS) that is part of the WLAN structure.
BSSID text box The BSSID text box shows the basic service set identifier MAC Address of the
Access Point the WP201-100 is connected to.
Connection
Status text box
The Connection Status text box shows whether the connection is Associated
(connected) or Not Associated (not connected).
Wireless Mode
text box
The Wireless Mode text box identifies the 802.11 mode selected in the
Operation Mode area (on page 193) of the Wireless window.
Current Channel
text box
The Current Channel text box shows Channel selected in the Operation Mode
area (on page 193) of the Wireless window.
Security text box The Security text box shows the security chosen for the SSID in the Wireless
Security area (on page 209) of the Wireless Edit dialog box.
Tx Data Rates
(Mbps) text box
The TX Data Rates (Mbps) text box shows the rate of transmission of packets
to the server.
Current Noise
Level text box
The Current Noise Level text box shows what the WP201-100 senses as the
noise level.
Signal Strength
text box
The RSSI (dBm) column or Signal Strength text box shows the received signal
strength.
l It is a measurement of the power present in a received radio signal.
l The closer to -45 the better the connectivity.
l An RSSI of -80 to -95 could be unreliable.
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