Owner's manual

ASUS USB-N10 Chapter 4: Using the ASUS WLAN Control Center
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Association State
: Displays the connection status:
• Disable Hardware and Link
: The network adapter is now associated
with one wireless LAN device. When operating in Infrastructure mode,
this eld shows the access point's MAC address that the network adapter
is communicating with. When operating in Ad Hoc mode, this eld shows
the virtual MAC address used by computers participating in the Ad Hoc
network.
• No Link But No Connection
: The station is trying to authenticate and
associate with an access point or Ad Hoc node.
• Disconnected
: The network adapter is installed to the system, but not yet
connected to a wireless device.
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SSID
: Displays the Service Set Identier (SSID) of the device that the network
adapter is either associated with or intending to join.
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MAC address
: Shows the hardware address of the network adapter. MAC
address is a unique identier for networking devices (typically written as twelve
hexadecimal digits from 0 through 9 and A through F separated by colons, i.e.
00:E0:18:F0:05:C0).
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Current Channel
: Displays the radio channel to which the network adapter
is currently tuned. This number changes as the radio scans the available
channels.
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Current Data Rate
: Displays the current data rate in megabits per second
(Mbps).
Note
: For 802.11n performance, select 40MHz bandwidth in wireless router. Channel option
depends on the bandwidth that you select.
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Radio State
: Shows the wireless radio status: ON or OFF.
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Radio On
: When the wireless radio is turned ON, the icon appears in
the upper left of the Status page.
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Radio Off
: When the wireless radio is turned OFF, the icon appears in
the upper left of the Status page.
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Disable Radio
: Click this to disable the wireless
function.
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Rescan
: Click this button to rescan all available devices. If the current link
quality or signal strength is poor, click this button to rescan for an access point
with a stronger signal strength.
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Change SSID
: Click this button to set the SSID to that of the AP you want to
connect.
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Search & Connect
: Click this button to connect to an available wireless AP.