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(1) Connectt oRalink’sWebsite:
WWW.RALINKTECH.COM
(2) DisplayConfigurationUtilit y,Driver,andEEPROM versioninformat ion
(3) DisplayWirelessNICM ACAddress.
3.3.10LinkStatus
LinkStatusdisplaysthedetailinformationcurrentconnection
Status: Current connection st atus. If no connection, it w ill show Disconnected. Otherw ise,
theSSIDandBSSIDwillshowhere.
ExtraInfo:Displaylinkstat usinuse.
Channel:Displaycurrent channelinuse.
Authentication:Authenticationmodeinuse.
Encryption:Encryptiontypeinuse.
NetworkType:Networkt ypeinuse.
IPAddress:
IPaddressabout currentconnection.
SubM ask:SubM astabout currentconnection.
DefaultGateway:Default gatewayaboutcurrentconnection.
LinkSpeed:Showcurrentt ransmitrat eandreceiverate.
Throughout:Displayt ransmitsandreceivethroughput inunit ofM bps.
Link Quality: Display Connection qualit y based on signal strength and Tx/ Rx packet error
rate.
Signal Strength 1: Receive signal st rength 1, user can choose to display as percent age or
dBmformat.
Signal Strength 2: Receive signal st rength 2, user can choose to display as percent age or
dBmformat.
Signal Strength 3: Receive signal st rength 3, user can choose t o display as percent age or
dBmformat.
NoiseStrength:Displaynoisesignalstrength.
HT:Displaycurrent HTSt atusinuse,containingBW,GI,M CS,SNR0,andSNR1value.(Show
theinformat iononlyfor802.11nw irelesscard)