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Viewing the Current Status of Your Client Adapter
Network Type
The type of network in which your client adapter is being used.
Value:
Infrastructure or Ad Hoc
Note
Refer to the Network Type parameter in
Table 5-2
for
information on setting the network type.
Power Save Mode
The client adapter’s current power consumption setting.
Value:
CAM, Max PSP, or Fast PSP
Note
Refer to the Power Save Mode parameter in
Table 5-2
for
information on setting the client adapter’s power save mode.
Associated Access Point
Name
The name of the access point to which your client adapter is associated.
It is shown only if the client adapter is in infrastructure mode, the
access point was configured with a name, and Aironet Extensions are
enabled (on access points running Cisco IOS Release 12.2(4)JA or
greater).
Associated Access Point IP
Address
The IP address of the access point to which your client adapter is
associated. It is shown only if the client adapter is in infrastructure
mode, the access point was configured with an IP address, and Aironet
Extensions are enabled (on access points running Cisco IOS Release
12.2(4)JA or greater).
Note
If Aironet Extensions are disabled, the IP address of the
associated access point is shown as 0.0.0.0.
Associated Access Point
MAC Address
The MAC address of the access point to which your client adapter is
associated. It is shown only if the client adapter is in infrastructure
mode.
Note
This field displays the MAC address of the access point’s
Ethernet port (for access points that do not run Cisco IOS) or
the MAC address of the access point’s radio (for access points
that run Cisco IOS). The MAC address of the Ethernet port on
access points that run Cisco IOS is printed on a label on the
back of the device.
Beacon Period
Specifies the duration between beacon packets, which are used to help
clients find each other in ad hoc mode.
Range:
Approximately 20 to 999 milliseconds (ms)
Note
The beacon period is shown only if your client adapter is in ad
hoc mode.
Up Time (hh:mm:ss)
The amount of time (in hours:minutes:seconds) that the client adapter
has been receiving power. If the adapter has been running for more than
24 hours, the time is displayed in days, hours:minutes:seconds.
Current Signal Strength
The signal strength for all received packets. The higher the value and
the more green the bar graph is, the stronger the signal.
Range:
0 to 100% or –95 to –45 dBm
Table 7-3
Client Adapter Status (continued)
Status
Description
