User's Manual

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Link Info
Using the Configuration Utility (continued)
After clicking on the Configuration Utility icon, the Link Info screen will display the
settings for the DWL-520:
SSID:
The Service Set Identifier is the name
assigned to the wireless network.
The factory SSID setting is default.
Tx Rate:
The default setting is Auto; Tx Rate settings are automatically determined for an
optimal speed up to a maximum of 11Mbps.
Status:
Displays the MAC Address of the
Access Point or Router to which the
DWL-520 is associated
Channel:
The default setting is Auto. The channel selection is automatically determined by the
DWL-520.
Signal Strength/Link Quality:
Packet Count:
Displays the statistics of the data packets that are transmitted and received.
Frequency:
802.11b indicates that the DWL-520
is communicating in the 2.4GHz
band.
Encryption:
You can see if WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) is Enabled or Disabled here.
Wireless Mode:
Either Infrastructure or Ad-Hoc will
be displayed here. (Please see the
Getting Started section in this manual for an explanation of these two modes.)
Rescan Button:
Rescans for the strongest signal in your environment and associates with that Access
Point or Router
Displays the Link Quality for the DWL-520 wireless connection to the access point.
The Signal Strength represents the wireless signal between the access point and the
DWL-520. The percentage coincides with the graphical bar