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Chapter 7 Performing Diagnostics
Viewing the Current Status of Your Client Adapter
Channel (Frequency)
The frequency that your client adapter is currently using as the channel
for communications.
Value:
Dependent on client adapter radio and regulatory domain
Note
Refer to the Channel parameter in
Table 5-3
for information on
selecting the frequency for your client adapter.
Status
The operational mode of your client adapter.
Value:
Error, Configured, Associated, Not Associated, or
Ad Hoc Mode
SSID
The SSID that your client adapter is currently using.
Note
Refer to the SSID1 parameter in
Table 5-2
for information on
the client adapter’s SSID.
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 access point was configured with a name and the
client adapter is in infrastructure mode.
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 access point was configured with an
IP address and the client adapter is in infrastructure mode.
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.
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
