Belkin F5D6050, User Manual

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Using the Belkin Wireless USB Adapter Manager
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4. TxRate
Displays the current rate of data transmission. There are five rate
speeds possible:
Fixed 11Mbps —Always transmit and receive at 11Mbps data rate
regardless of signal quality
Fixed 5.5Mbps —Always transmit and receive at 5.5Mbps data rate
regardless of signal quality
Fixed 2Mbps —Always transmit and receive at 2Mbps data rate
regardless of signal quality
Fixed 1Mbps —Always transmit and receive at 1Mbps data rate
regardless of signal quality
Auto— Adjust speed according to signal strength. This mode is the
recommended setting. It will decrease the amount of transmit and
receive errors by reducing the speed of transmission in favor of receiving
error free data. Note that data being sent at 11Mbps with low signal
quality will not necessarily get the data to the computer faster. This is
because when errors occur, the data must be re-sent. When the signal
quality is low, the chances for errors to occur at high speeds are greatly
increased. Sending the data at lower speeds when the signal quality is
low, will reduce the chances of errors, and thus data will get to the
computer in the shortest possible time.
5. Status
Displays the BSSID (in hexadecimal) of the access point with which the
Adapter is associated.
6. Signal Strength
Displays the strength of the wireless signal.