User's Manual

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General
The General page displays the detail information of current connection.
General Tab
Status
Shows the current connected status. If there is no connection, it will show
Not Associated. If been connected, the system will show Associated.
When connecting, the system will show checking Status.
Speed
Shows the current transmitting rate and receiving rate.
Type
Network type in use, Infrastructure or Ad-Hoc.
Encryption
Shows the encryption type currently in use. Valid value includes WEP,
TKIP, AES, and Not Use.
SSID
Shows the connected access point network name.
Signal Strength
Shows the receiving signal strength.
Link Quality
Shows the connection quality based on signal strength.
MAC Address
The physical address of the WLAN Module.
IP Address
Shows the IP address information.
Subnet Mask
Shows the Subnet Mask information.
Gateway
Shows the default gateway IP address.
Renew IP
Click the Renew IP button to obtain IP address form the connected
gateway.
Profile
Profile can let users book keeping the favorite wireless setting among home, office, and other public
hot-spot. Users may save multiple profiles, and activate the correct one at preference. The Profile
manager enables users to Add, Remove, Edit, Duplicate and Set Default profiles.
Profile Tab
Profile Name
Here shows a distinctive name of profile in this column.
SSID
The SSID is the unique name shared among all wireless access points in
the wireless network.
Add
Click Add button to add a profile from the drop-down screen.
This is a computer-to-computer (ad hoc) network; wireless access
points are not used: This function is selected to enable the ad hoc
network type that computers should be setup at the same channel to
communicate to each other directly without access point, users can share
files and printers between each PC and laptop.
Profile Name: Users can enter profile name at will.
Network Name (SSID): The SSID is the unique network name
(case-sensitive) shared among all wireless access points in the wireless
networ
k
. The name must be identical for all devices and wireless access