Asus WL-169gE: Quick Start Guide

Quick Start Guide

Scanning... -

The station is attempting to authenticate and associate with the

designated access point or Ad Hoc node.

Disconnected -

The WLAN Card is installed to the system, but it has not

connected to a wireless device.

English

SSID

Displays the Service Set Identier (SSID) of the device that the card is either

associated or intending to join.

MAC address

Indicates the hardware address of the WLAN Card. MAC address is a unique

identier for networking devices (typically written as twelve hexadecimal digits

0 through 9 and A through F, six hexadecimal numbers separated by colons,

i.e. 00:E0:18:F0:05:C0).

Current Channel

Displays the radio channel to which the card is currently tuned. This number

changes as the radio scans the available channels.

Current Data Rate

Displays the current data rate in megabits per second (Mbps).

Radio State

Shows the wireless radio status: ON or OFF.

Radio On -

When the wireless radio is turned ON, the following icon

appears in the upper left of the Status page.

Radio Off-

When the wireless radio is turned OFF, the following icon

appears in the upper left of the Status page.

Buttons

Rescan –

Make the WLAN Card rescan all available devices. If the current link

quality or signal strength is poor, rescanning can be used to push the radio off

a weak access point and search for a better link with another access point. This

function will take several seconds to complete.

Change SSID

– Click on this button to set the SSID to that of the AP you want

to connect.

Search & Connect

– Click on this button to connect to an available wireless AP.

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