Advanced Status Information - Acer Atheros AR5B95 Manual

Advanced Status Information

Click the Advanced
advanced information about the program and its operations. The Current Status tab does
not require any configuration. The following table describes the items found on the
Advanced Status screen.
Network Name (SSID)
Server Based
Authentication
Data Encryption
Authentication Type
Message Integrity
Associated AP Name
Associated AP IP
Associated AP MAC
Power Save Mode
Current Power Level
Current Signal Strength
Current Noise Level
802.11b Preamble
Current Receive Rate
Current Transmit Rate
Channel Set
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Displays the wireless network name.
Configure the network name on the General tab.
Shows whether server based authentication is used.
Displays the encryption type the driver is using. Configure the
encryption type on the Security tab.
Displays the authentication mode.
Configure the authentication mode on the General tab.
Shows whether MIC is enabled. MIC prevents bit-flip attacks on
encrypted packets.
Check
Displays the name of the access point the wireless adapter is
associated to.
Shows the IP address of the access point the wireless adapter is
associated to.
Address
Displays the MAC address of the access point the wireless
adapter is associated to.
Address
Shows the power save mode. Power management is disabled in
ad hoc mode.
Configure the power save mode on the Advanced tab.
Displays the transmit power level rate in mW.
Shows the current signal strength in dBm.
Displays the current noise level in dBm.
Shows how long the client adapter has been receiving power (in
Up Time
hours:minutes:seconds). If the adapter runs for more than 24
hours, the display shows in days:hours:minutes:seconds.
Displays the 802.11b preamble format.
Configure the preamble format on the Advanced tab.
Shows the current receive rate in Mbps.
Displays the current transmit rate in Mbps.
Shows the currently connected channel.
Channel
Displays frequency the station is using.
Frequency
Shows the current channel set.
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