Netgear WAG511 WAG511 User Manual - Page 25
Network Name SSID, Channel, Security, Signal, MAC Address, Connect, Close - wpa2
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NETGEAR Dual Band Wireless PC Card 32-bit CardBus WAG511 User Manual You can click a column heading to sort. If many networks use the same channel they can interfere with each other. The Status bar shows your network connection. Figure 2-2 The screen shows the following information for each network scanned: • 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. • XR • Channel: The channel determines which operating frequency will be used. • Security: Identifies whether the wireless network uses security settings such as WEP, WPA2-PSK, or WPA-PSK. • Signal: Identifies the signal strength of the communications. • MAC Address: Identifies the hardware address (MAC Address) of the wireless device broadcasting this information. The buttons located at the bottom of the Networks tab are: • Help: Display online help. • Connect: Connect to the network that you selected. • Scan: Check for wireless networks. Clicking Scan refreshes the page. • Close: Close the window of the Wizard. 2-3 v4.0, March 2007