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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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Figure 4-15 Advanced Button under the Current Status Tab
4. The following table describes the fields present in the Advanced Status window.
Network Name (SSID) Displays the wireless network name.
Server Based
Authentication
Shows whether server based authentication is used or not.
Data Encryption Displays the encryption type the driver is using.
Authentication Type Displays the authentication mode. Configure the authentication mode on the General
tab.
Message Integrity Check Displays whether MIC is enabled. MIC prevents bit-flip attacks on encrypted packets.
QoS Displays the type of quality of service that is currently being used by your client adapter.
QoS on wireless LANs (WLAN) provides prioritization of traffic between the access point
and the client over the WLAN based on traffic classification.
The value None represents that the WMM standard QoS is not enabled. The value
WMM represents that a component of the IEEE 802.11e WLAN standard for QoS is
enabled.
CCKM Authentication Displays the CCKM authentication mode status.
Management Frame
Protection
Displays the Management Frame Protection mode status.
Associated AP Name Displays the name of the access point the wireless adapter is associated to.
NOTE: The Access Point must support the communication of this parameter to the
USB Adapter. If the support is not available, then this parameter displays
“Unavailable”.
Associated AP IP
Address
Displays the IP address of the access point the wireless adapter is associated to.
NOTE: The Access Point must support the communication of this parameter to the
USB Adapter. If the support is not available, then this parameter displays
“Unavailable”.
Associated AP MAC
Address
Displays the MAC address of the access point the wireless adapter is associated to.
Power Save Mode Displays the power save mode. Power management is disabled in ad hoc mode.