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ORiNOCO Client Utility ORiNOCO
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802.11a/b/g/n USB Adapter User Guide
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*Received signal strength indication RSSI. This value can be displayed either in dB or percentage.
Current Status Tab
1. Click Current Status tab displays the profile name, describes what is the current connection status and other general
information about the USB Adapter. The Current Status tab does not require any configuration.
Figure 4-14 Current Status Tab
2. The following table describes the items found under the Current Status tab.
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3. Click Advanced available at the right-hand corner of the Current Status tab of the ORiNOCO Client Utility. This
displays the Advanced Status window. This window provides more advanced details on the current connection
status.
Profile Name The name of the current selected configuration profile. Set up the configuration name on
the General tab.
Link Status Shows whether the station is associated to the wireless network.
Network Type The type of network the station is connected to. The options include:
Infrastructure (access point)
Peer to Peer.
Wireless Mode Displays the wireless mode.
Control Channel Shows the control channel. This is the channel in which the connection has been
established.
Extension Channel Shows the channels that the current association extends on. For instance, association to
a SSID working on control channel 36 and operational bandwidth of 40MHz, the
extension channel will show channel 40 and 44. Displayed only if the STA is connected
in a 40 MHz channel. Available for 802.11n devices only.
Server Based
Authentication
Shows whether server based authentication is used or not.
Data Encryption Displays the encryption type the driver is using.
IP Address Displays the computer's IP address.
Signal Strength Shows the strength of AP’s signal received at the client’s end.