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WF-100 CompactFlash Wireless LAN Card User Manual
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6.2 Status Tab
The
Status
tab of the utility window provides information of the wireless connection on the
current profile. Figure 1 shows the screen layout of the
Status tab.
Profile Name
Show the engaged profile name. Users may change the profile for different connection.
SSID
Short for
Service Set Identifier,
a unique identifier referred to as a Network Name of a
wireless network.
Mode
l Access point
– This mode of operation requires the presence of an access point. All
communication is done via the access point, which relays packets to other wireless
clients in the BSS as well as to nodes on a wired network such as Ethernet.
l Peer-to-Peer
– This is the peer-to-peer mode of operation. All communication is
done from client to client without using of an access point.
State
Display the current link state of the station.
l MAC address of the access point
— if connected, this column displays the MAC
address (BSSID) of the access point in
Access Point Mode
.
l Scanning
-- the station is searching for available access point of specified SSID in
Access Point Mode
. If disconnected, this column is always in this state.
l Associated
– the station is currently communicating with another station in the
Peer-to-Peer Mode
.