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Cisco Aironet 802.11a/b/g Wireless LAN Client Adapters (CB21AG and PI21AG) Installation and Configuration Guide
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Chapter 7 Viewing Status and Statistics
Viewing the Current Status of Your Client Adapter
Click Advanced if you want to view more detailed status information for your client adapter. The
Advanced Status window appears (see Figure 7-3).
Figure 7-3 Advanced Status Window
Table 7-4 interprets each element of the Advanced Status window.
Table 7-4 Advanced Client Adapter Status
Status Description
Network Name (SSID) The name of the network to which your client adapter is currently
associated.
Note Refer to the SSID1 parameter in Table 5-2 for information on
setting the client adapter’s SSID.
Server Based Authentication The method by which authentication to a back-end server is being
performed to establish secure connectivity.
Value: None, LEAP, EAP-FAST, EAP-TLS, PEAP (EAP-GTC),
PEAP (EAP-MSCHAP V2), or Host Based EAP
Refer to the “Overview of Security Features” on page 5-14 for details
on these server-based authentication types.
Data Encryption The data encryption type that was negotiated with the access point (in
infrastructure mode) or another client (in ad hoc mode) upon
association.
Value: None, WEP, CKIP, TKIP, or AES
Note Refer to the “Overview of Security Features” on page 5-14 for
details on these data encryption types.