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User Manual for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless PC Card WG511 v2
Networks Page
The Networks Page scans and displays all available wireless networks in your area.
click the WG511 v2 icon
Figure 3-8: Networks tab page
The following information is displayed for each network scanned:
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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.
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Channel: The channel determines which operating frequency will be used.
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Security: Identifies whether the wireless network requires WEP or WPA-PSK security
settings.
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Signal: Identifies the signal strength of the communications.
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MAC Address: Identifies the hardware address (MAC Address) of the wireless device
broadcasting this information.
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Mode: Identifies the type of wireless network — Access Point (Infrastructure) or
Computer-to-Computer (Ad Hoc).
Note: You can click the Scan button to scan for networks and refresh the page.
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in the Windows system tray. Then click the Networks tab.
Configuring Wireless Adapter Settings
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