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Display Configuration Utility, Driver, and EEPROM version information.
Display Wireless NIC MAC address.
4.2.9 Link Status
The link status page displays detailed information about the current connection as shown in Figure 2-9.
Figure 2-9 Link Status function
Status: Current connection status. If no connection, if will show Disconnected. Otherwise, the SSID
and BSSID will show here.
Extra Info: Display link status in use.
Channel: Display current channel in use.
Authentication: Authentication mode in use.
Encryption: Encryption type in use.
Network Type: Network type in use.
IP Address: IP address about current connection.
Sub Mask: Sub mask about current connection.
Default Gateway: Default gateway about current connection.
Link Speed: Show current transmit rate and receive rate.
Throughout: Display transmits and receive throughput in unit of Mbps.
Link Quality: Display connection quality based on signal strength and TX/RX packet error rate.
Signal Strength 1: Receive signal strength 1, user can choose to display as percentage or dBm
format.
Signal Strength 2: Receive signal strength 2, user can choose to display as percentage or dBm
format.
Signal Strength 3: Receive signal strength 3, user can choose to display as percentage or dBm
format.
Noise Strength: Display noise signal strength.
HT: Display current HT status in use, containing BW, GI, MCS, SNR0, and SNR1value. (Show the
information only for 802.11n wireless card.)
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