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Checking the Connection
After the network setting is completed, access the shared drive on another computer to check the
connectivity of the wireless LAN network.
Accessing Another Computer
1
Click [Start]
→
[My Computer].
2
From the left menu in [Other Places], click [My Network Places].
3
From the left menu in [Network Tasks], click [View workgroup computers]. The workgroup
in which you are participating will appear.
4
Double click the computer to which you want to connect. The drive that you set in
[Computer Sharing] appears.
5
Double click the drive to which you want to connect. The contents of the drive will appear,
and is available for use.
Checking the Connectivity
1
Click [Start]
→
[Control Panel].
2
Double-click the [PRISM Settings] icon. [PRISM Wireless Setting] appears.
3
Check the connectivity on the [Link] tab. The current condition of connection is displayed
Item
State
Current
Channel
Current Tx
Rate
Radio Off/
Radio On
Rescan
Throughput
(Bytes/sec)
Link Quality
Signal Strength
Description
Shows the current condition of connection.
The MAC address of the other computer that you are connected to is
displayed, when the connection is successfully made. If you are connected to
more than one computer, the computer that has the best connectivity is
displayed.
Shows the current channel used for the connection.
Shows the current transfer rate in Mbits/sec.
Click [Radio OFF] to disconnect.
Click [Radio On] to connect to the network.
Click this button to search for others to connect to.
Shows the actual transfer rate of the transfer data for send (Tx) and receive
(Rx).
Shows the link quality. This is not shown for the AdHoc connection.
Shows the signal strength. This is not shown for the AdHoc connection.
Table 15: Checking connectivity
LB01_Brie (59-70)
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