ASUS USB-N10
Chapter 4: Using the ASUS WLAN Control Center
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Association State
: Displays the connection status:
• Disable Hardware and Link
:
The network adapter is now associated
with one wireless LAN device. When operating in Infrastructure mode,
this field shows the access point's MAC address that the network adapter
is communicating with. When operating in Ad Hoc
mode, this field shows
the virtual MAC address used by computers participating in the Ad Hoc
network.
• No Link But No Connection
:
The station is trying to authenticate and
associate with an access point or Ad Hoc node.
• Disconnected
: The network adapter is installed to the system, but not yet
connected to a wireless device.
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SSID
: Displays the Service Set Identifier (SSID) of the device that the network
adapter is either associated with or intending to join.
•
MAC address
: Shows the hardware address of the network adapter. MAC
address is a unique identifier for networking devices (typically written as twelve
hexadecimal digits from 0 through 9 and A through F separated by colons, i.e.
00:E0:18:F0:05:C0).
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Current Channel
: Displays the radio channel to which the network adapter
is currently tuned. This number changes as the radio scans the available
channels.
•
Current Data Rate
: Displays the current data rate in megabits per second
(Mbps).
Note
: For 802.11n performance, select 40MHz bandwidth in wireless router. Channel option
depends on the bandwidth that you select.
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Radio State
: Shows the wireless radio status: ON or OFF.
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Radio On
: When the wireless radio is turned ON, the icon appears in
the upper left of the Status page.
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Radio Off
: When the wireless radio is turned OFF, the icon appears in
the upper left of the Status page.
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Disable Radio
: Click this to disable the wireless
function.
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Rescan
: Click this button to rescan all available devices. If the current link
quality or signal strength is poor, click this button to rescan for an access point
with a stronger signal strength.
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Change SSID
: Click this button to set the SSID to that of the AP you want to
connect.
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Search & Connect
: Click this button to connect to an available wireless AP.
