User's Manual

Adapter MAC Address
Media Access Control (MAC) address for the WiFi
adapter.
Band
Indicates the wireless band of the current connection.
● 802.11a
● 802.11b
● 802.11g
● 802.11n
Number of Antennas in Use This indicates the number of antennas currently in
use. This number depends on the band(s) that the
various networks are currently using, the transmit/
receive modes in use on those bands, the signal
strength, and the capabilities of the access point(s).
The user has no direct control over this parameter.
Supported Data Rates
Rates at which the WiFi adapter can send and receive
data. Displays the speed in Mbps for the frequency
being used.
● 802.11a: 6, 9, 12, 18, 24, 36, 48, and 54
● 802.11b: 1, 2, 5.5, and 11
● 802.11g: 1, 2, 5.5, 6, 9, 11, 12, 18, 24, 36, 48,
and 54
● 802.11n: 450, 300, 270, 243, 240, 180, 150,
144, 135, 130, 120, 117, 115.5, 90, 86.667,
72.2, 65, 60, 57.8, 45, 43.3, 30, 28.9, 21.7, 15,
14.4, 7.2
Radio Frequency
Displays the frequency of the current wireless
connection.
● 802.11a: 5.15 GHz to 5.85 GHz
● 802.11b/g: 2.400 GHz to 2.4835 GHz
(dependent on country)
● 802.11n: 2.400 GHz to 5.00 GHz
Channel Number
Displays the transmit and receive channel.
Network Authentication
Displays Open, Shared, WPA*-Personal, WPA2*-
Personal, WPA-Enterprise and WPA2-Enterprise.
Displays the authentication used by the currently used
profile. See
Security Overview for more information.
Data Encryption
Displays None, WEP, TKIP or AES-CCMP. See Security
Overview for more information.