Owner's manual
52 ASUS WLAN Adapter
Chapter 3 - Software Reference
Chapter 3
Software Reference
Monitoring a connection
To monitor a connection:
1. Select the connection from the list.
2. Click Command from the menu bar, then select monitor. You may also
press <Ctrl> <M> in your keyboard. The Monitor window appears.
The following connection parameters are displayed in graphical format.
SNR. This indicates the communication quality within the current network. The
communication quality is based on signal and noise level measurements. The
higher the SNR, the better the connection quality.
Communication Quality. This indicates the communication quality of the
Basic Service Set that the station is connected to.
Signal Level. This line species the average signal level of the Basic Service
Set that the station is connected to.
Noise Level. Species the average noise level of the Frequency Channel
currently used for connection.
Throughput. The Throughput graph sends a specied number of data packets
to the remote host and calculates the average transmission rate in megabytes
per second.
During the test, the Start button toggles to Stop. Click Start button to begin the
link test. Click the Stop button at any time to stop the test.