NETGEAR RangeMax WPN311, User Manual

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NETGEAR RangeMax Wireless PCI Adapter WPN311 User Manual
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v3.0, January 2007
The screen shows the following information for each network scanned:
• Network Name (SSID): The name assigned to a wireless network. This is the same as the
SSID or ESSID configuration parameter. Note that as a security measure, some wireless
access points do not broadcast their SSID. In such cases, the SSID field will be blank even
though the rest of the information will still be displayed.
• Channel: The channel determines which operating frequency will be used.
• Security: Identifies whether the wireless network uses security settings such as WEP,
WPA2-PSK, or WPA-PSK.
• Signal: Identifies the signal strength of the communications.
• MAC Address: Identifies the hardware address (MAC Address) of the wireless device
broadcasting this information.
• Mode: Identifies the type of wireless network — Access Point (Infrastructure) or Computer-
to-Computer (Ad Hoc)
The buttons located at the bottom of the Networks tab are:
• Help: Display online help.
• Find a Network: Find and connect to a network. See “Finding a Network” on page 2-4 .
• Connect: Connect to the network that you selected.
• Scan: Check for wireless networks. Clicking Scan refreshes the page.
• Close: Close the window of the Wizard.
Figure 2-2
You can click a column
heading to sort.
If many networks use
the same channel they
can interfere with each
other.
The Status bar shows
your network connection
and Internet connection.