User's Manual

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LinkSpeed:Showcurrenttransmitrateandreceiverate.
Throughout:DisplaytransmitsandreceivethroughputinunitofMbps.
Link Quality: Display Connection quality based on signal strength and Tx/Rx packet error
rate.
Signal Strength 1: Receive signal strength 1, user can choose to display as percentage or
dBmformat.
Signal Strengt
h 2: Receive signal strength 2, user can choose to display as percentage or
dBmformat.
HT:Displaycurrent HTStatusinuse,containingBW,GI,MCS,SNR0,andSNR1value.(Show
theinformationonlyfor802.11nwirelesscard)
4. SoftAPFunction
Exceptingbecomeawirelessclientofotherwirelessaccess points,thiswirelesscardcanact
as a wireless service provider also! You can switch this wireless card’s opera ting mode to
‘AP’modetosimulatethefunctionofareal wirelessaccesspointbysoftware,andallother
computers and wireless devices can conne
ct to your computer wirelessly, even share the
internetconnectionyouhave!
Pleasefollowthe instructions in following chapterstouse the AP function of your wireless
card.
4.1SwitchtoAPmodeandBasicConfiguration
The operating mode of the wireless card is Station Mode (becoming a client of other
wirelessaccesspoints)bydefault.IfyouwanttoswitchtoAPmode,pleaserightclickRalink
utilityicon,andselectSwitchtoAPMode’.
AfteryouselectSwitchtoAPMode’,theRalinkutilityiconwillbechangedto:
If you want to switch the wireless card back to station mode (become a client of other
wirelessaccesspoints),clickSwitchtoStationMode’.