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Smart Wizard Status Bar, Understanding the Status Bar

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NETGEAR Dual Band Wireless PC Card 32-bit CardBus WAG511 User Manual Smart Wizard Status Bar Click the icon to open the Smart Wizard so you can view the status bar. The Smart Wizard Settings page opens. The status bar is located at the bottom of the Settings page. Security Channel Throughput Wireless network Signal strength Figure 1-5 The following table describes how to interpret the Smart Wizard status bar. Wireless network Security Channel Throughput Signal strength Understanding the Status Bar Identifies which wireless network you have joined. • Locked: security enabled. • Unlocked: security not enabled. The wireless channel used by the network. If many wireless networks in your area use the same channel they can interfere with one another. Wireless throughput measured in Mega bits per second. More dots indicates a stronger signal. Usually, you will experience higher throughput when the signal is strongest. Note: To optimize throughput, connect to a network with a high-speed router or access point, and a high-speed Internet connection. 1-7 v4.0, March 2007

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NETGEAR Dual Band Wireless PC Card 32-bit CardBus WAG511 User Manual
1-7
v4.0, March 2007
Smart Wizard Status Bar
Click the
icon to open the Smart Wizard so you can view the status bar. The Smart Wizard
Settings page opens. The status bar is located at the bottom of the Settings page.
The following table describes how to interpret the Smart Wizard status bar.
Figure 1-5
Understanding the Status Bar
Wireless network
Identifies which wireless network you have joined.
Security
•
Locked: security enabled.
•
Unlocked: security not enabled.
Channel
The wireless channel used by the network. If many wireless networks in your
area use the same channel they can interfere with one another.
Throughput
Wireless throughput measured in Mega bits per second.
Signal strength
More dots indicates a stronger signal. Usually, you will experience higher
throughput when the signal is strongest.
Note:
To optimize throughput, connect to a network with a high-speed router or access
point, and a high-speed Internet connection.
Wireless
network
Security
Channel
Throughput
Signal
strength