User's Manual

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picture, the associated profile is named “Wireless”. For more information about profiles, please refer to the
“The Configuration Tab” section in the manual.
The general information on the status of currently connected entry is presented. You may want to
click the Rescan button to reinitiate the scanning process and update the status. Later the
information displayed in the window will be renewed. If you wish to stop the networking connection,
click the Disable Radio button to stop scanning. Meanwhile, the State field will indicate that the
radio has been stopped and the remaining areas under this tab display either a zero or Not
Applicable. However, if you are already in the disabled radio mode, you will find the Enable Radio
button here instead. Click Enable Radio to regain the link then.
State
Here displays the MAC Address of the current associated entry, which could be a connected
access point in the Infrastructure mode or computers joining in the Peer-to-Peer network.
AdHoc
The WLAN USB stick is operating in Peer-to-Peer mode. The virtual MAC
address used by computers participating in the specified Ad-Hoc network will
also be displayed at the same time.
Associated
The WLAN USB stick is operating in Infrastructure mode. This field also shows
the MAC address of the Access Point with which you are communicating.
Listening
Indicates that the adapter is listening on all allowed channels, but has not yet
found a peer-to-peer or infrastructure network with which is able to associate.
Stopped Radio has been stopped by clicking Disable Radio button
Scanning
The WLAN USB stick is scanning for transmissions by other wireless adapters
on all channels.
Associating
The WLAN USB stick is in the process of associating with a network.
Not Associated
The WLAN USB stick has not found any network with which is able to
associate.
Current Tx Rate
This feature indicates the transmission rate of the current connection.
Current Channel
Here reveals the current channel operated in the wireless network. Note that the channel number
differs as the radio scans any available channels in the Infrastructure mode.
Throughput (bytes/sec)
This feature indicates the rates of transmitting (Tx) and receiving (Rx) data of your 802.11g
WLAN USB STICK within a short period of time; thus, the values vary on a time basis.
Link Quality
Link Quality is based on the percentage of successfully transmitted or received signals of the