User's Manual Part 1
Table Of Contents
- contents
- Preface
- Product Overview
- Preparing for Installation
- Installing the Client Adapter
- Using the Profile Manager
- Configuring the Client Adapter
- Overview
- Setting System Parameters
- Setting RF Network Parameters
- Setting Advanced Infrastructure Parameters
- Setting Advanced Ad Hoc Parameters
- Setting Network Security Parameters
- Using EAP Authentication
- Performing Diagnostics
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Chapter 7 Performing Diagnostics
Viewing the Current Status of Your Client Adapter
WEP (Wired Equivalent
Privacy)
Your client adapter’s current WEP status.
Value: Enabled, Not Enabled, or Need Firmware Upgrade
Note Refer to the “Setting Network Security Parameters” section on
page 5-20 for information on enabling WEP.
Authentication Type Indicates whether the client adapter must share the same WEP keys as
the access point in order to communicate or can communicate with the
access point regardless of its WEP settings.
Value: Open or Shared Key
Note Refer to the “Setting Network Security Parameters” section on
page 5-20 for information on setting the authentication type.
Antenna Selection The antenna mode that your client adapter is currently using.
Value: Diversity, Primary Only, Secondary Only
(Primary Only is the only option available for PCI client
adapters)
Note This setting appears only for 2.4-GHz client adapters.
Note The Primary Only and Secondary Only values were formerly
named Right Only and Left Only, respectively. Refer to the
Antenna Mode (Receive) and Antenna Mode (Transmit)
parameters in Table 5-4 and Table 5-5 for information on
setting the antenna mode.
Channel Set The regulatory domain for which your client adapter is currently
configured, such as Americas. (For the Japan channel set, the Call ID is
also displayed.) This value is not user selectable.
Note Refer to Appendix D for a list of channel identifiers, channel
center frequencies, and regulatory domains for each channel.
Client Name The name your client adapter uses when it associates to an access point.
Note Refer to the Client Name parameter in Table 5-2 for
information on setting the client name.
MAC Address The MAC address assigned to your client adapter at the factory.
IP Address The IP address of your client adapter.
Current Link Speed The rate at which your client adapter is currently transmitting data
packets.
Value: 1, 2, 5.5, or 11 Mbps (2.4-GHz client adapters);
6, 9, 12, 18, 24, 36, 48, or 54 Mbps (5-GHz client adapters)
Table 7-3 Client Adapter Status (continued)
Status Description