User's Manual

Any of the following operations can be performed on the Networks list:
Item Description
Refresh
Causes the Client Adapter software to immediately scan for all the wireless networks
within radio range. Detected networks are presented in the Networks list.
Connect
Opens appropriate security dialog boxes as necessary and attempts association with
the selected SSID.
Report
Generates a color coded list of networks within radio range including the network
SSID, BSSID(s), Security Mode, Support Rates, Basic Rate Set, Channel Mode,
Network Type, Advertised Country Code, Advertised Channels and Maximum
Output Power, True MIMO capability and Signal Strength as a percentage. The
report generated can be resized, printed, saved and copied to the clipboard.
Sort entries
by column
Click the column header. The arrow that appears indicates the sort order (upward
facing for ascending and downward facing for descending). To change the sort
order, click the column header again.
Clicking the button will cause the Client Utility to scan for available networks.
Highlighting a particular network and clicking the button will cause initiation of a
connection to that network which, depending on the network parameters, may invoke the
configuration dialog boxes for security parameters, etc.
When there is more than one radio (BSSID) for a given SSID, the connect button will have a
selector arrow on the right hand side . Clicking on the selector arrow will provide a
list of all radios (BSSIDs) their signal strength, channel and mode for the select SSID (Network
Name).
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