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Profile. So when you set the Profile, you would better choose the name that can
send the contents it has.
!"Link Status: you Link Status shows a client connection state with AP (In
Infrastructure mode) or with other clients (In 802.11Ad-hoc Mode).
!"SSID: It represents the name of a group consisting of WLAN users only. It is also
called ESSID.
!"Operating Mode: There are three Modes. Infrastructure Mode (the connection
among clients through an AP), 802.11Ad-hoc/Ad-hoc Mode (direct connection
among clients)
!"BSSID: It shows the Physical Address of WLAN card inserted in AP in the
Infrastructure Mode and the Random Generation value in the 802.11 Ad-hoc Mode.
!"Channel: It shows channel number in use for communication between AP and
client or among clients. When the Network Mode is set to the Infrastructure or
802.11Ad-hoc/Ad-hoc Modes, it searches a channel automatically.
!"WEP: Security tool to be used for encryption/decryption of data to be exchanged
between clients or between clients and AP. It denies the authorized access to
network if WEP is enabled.
!"Power Saving: The Power Saving Mode that prolongs the life of battery.
!"Physical Address: It is the Physical address of WLAN card being used by user.
This is also the MAC address of the WLAN card.
!"IP Address: Address used to send data from one computer to another to create the
network of several computers. IP address is unique for every network card installed
on a computer to identify it from other computers.
!"Subnet Mask: It is an address that enables along with an IP Address to share a
network Address within the LAN of company.
!"Gateway: The network point playing a role as a gateway to enter the other network.
!"DNS: It is the system that transforms the name of an Internet domain to the
corresponding IP Address. IP Address is actually needed to locate a
computer/server on the Internet.
!"Adapter Name: It shows the kind of WLAN card that the user is using now.
The following description is the fundamental installation of WLAN Card.
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