User's Manual

Wireless LAN
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Status
Link Status
The field shows associated to available AP with BSSID, MAC ID of USB. When the state is
“Associated “ means normal flow of operation in Infrastructure mode. The PC is connected to access
point. BSSID is shown in the form of hex digits. Networking is available.
Tx/Rx Rate Information
This display the instantaneous wireless Receive and Transmit throughput displayed in
bytes per second. These values are updated every two seconds.
Signal Strength
The Link Quality bar graph is only active when the node is in Infrastructure Mode. The bar graph
displays the quality 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:
“No Traffic”
“Poor”
“Good”
“Very Good”
“Excellent”
The driver will start looking for a better Access Point if the Link Quality becomes “Poor”. Link Quality
is a measure of receives and transmits errors over the radio.