HNW300CI
User
Manual
12
Wireless PCI Card
2.5 Network
The
Network
tab displays the current status of the wireless radio. The following information is
included in this tab, as the image depicts below.
•
Status
: This indicates the state of the client. There are three options:
o
Associated
: Indicates that the wireless client is connected to an Access Point (AP).
The BSSID is shown in the form of 12 HEX digits, which is the MAC address of the AP.
o
Scanning
: Indicates that the wireless client is searching for an AP in the area.
o
Disconnected
: Indicates that there are no APs or clients in the area.
•
Extra Info
: Displayed here are information about the link stats and the percent of output
power.
•
Current Channel
: The operating frequency channel that the client is using (infrastructure
mode).
•
Link Speed:
The current rate at which the client is transmitting and receiving.
•
Throughput (bytes/sec)
: Displays the Tx (transmit) and Rx (receive) kilo-bytes per second.
•
Link Quality
: In infrastructure mode, this bar displays the transmission quality between an
AP and a client. In Ad-hoc mode, this bar displays the transmission quality between one
client, and another.
•
Signal Strength
: This bar displays the strength of the signal received from an AP or client.
•
Noise Level
: Displays the background noise level; a lower level indicates less interference.
•
Click on the
OK
button to close this window.
•
dBm
Check Box
. When you click on the check box as the drawing below. The signal
strength and noise level will be shown as the dBm measurements.
