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Note:
Choosing the
Wireless Network Status
command from the right -click menu of
WLAN PRISM3
IEEE802.11b
tray icon will launch this tab too.
Figure 4.3 -2: The
Status
Tab
Note:
The texts before ”PRISM Wireless Settings” in the caption bar of the dialog box is the profile name of the
current connection. Thus, the caption contexts vary according to the connectivity at the given time. From the
above picture, the associated profile is named “Wireless”.
From the window, the general information on the status of currently connected entry is presented. You
may want to click the
Rescan
button to reinitiate the scanning process and update the status. Later the
result of scanning will be renewed and displayed in the window. If you wish to stop the networking
connection, click the
Disable Radio
button to stop scanning. However, if you are already in the
disabled radio mode, you will find the
Enable Radio
button here instead. Click
Enable Radio
to regain
the link then.
State
Here displays the MAC Address of the current associated entry, which could be a connected access
point in the Infrastructure mode or computers joining in the Ad-Hoc network.
Current Tx Rate
This feature indicates the transmission rate of the current connection.
Current Channel
Here reveals the current channel operated in the wireless network. Note that the channel number
differs as the radio scans any available channels in the Infrastructure mode.
Throughout (bytes/sec)
This feature indicates the rates of transmitting (
Tx
) and receiving (
Rx
) data of your WLAN USB Stick
within a short period of time; thus, the values vary on a time basis.
