Asus WiFi-b User Guide - Page 42

Site Survey

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Enable ICS. This option activates after an available network connection is placed in the Internet field. Check this option if you want to share a single Internet connection with other computers in a wireless network. See page 4-16 for details. When disabled, the available network connection on the Internet field is bridged with the WiFi-b™ card. Refer to page 4-19 to setup a network bridge. Enable Firewall. This option is active when ICS is enabled. Check this item to activate the firewall and prevent unauthorized access to your home or small office network. Available Network Connections. This field displays all available network connections in the host computer. To enable Internet Connection Sharing (ICS), drag the network connection to the Internet box, then click Apply. See section 4.4.2 "Soft Access Point (Soft AP) Mode" for details. Site Survey The Site Survey tab displays the available networks within the WiFi-b™ range. The following network settings are displayed: BSSID - The IEEE MAC address of the available wireless networks. SSID - SSID (service set identifier) of the network. CH - Direct sequence channel used by the network. RSSI - Received Signal Strength Indicator (RSSI) in dBm. Type - wireless network mode. AP indicates an Infrastructure network type. STA indicates an Ad Hoc network type. WEP - shows whether a network has an enabled (On) or disabled (Off) WEP encryption. Select an available network and click Connect to establish connection. Click Search to rescan available networks. 4-8 ASUS WiFi-b™ Card

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4-8
ASUS WiFi-b
Card
Site Survey
The
Site Survey
tab displays the
available networks within the WiFi-b
range. The following network settings are
displayed:
BSSID
- The IEEE MAC address of the
available wireless networks.
SSID
- SSID (service set identifier) of the
network.
CH
- Direct sequence channel used by
the network.
RSSI
- Received Signal Strength Indicator (RSSI) in dBm.
Type
- wireless network mode. AP indicates an Infrastructure network type. STA
indicates an Ad Hoc network type.
WEP
- shows whether a network has an enabled (On) or disabled (Off) WEP
encryption.
Select an available network and click
Connect
to establish connection. Click
Search
to rescan available networks.
Enable ICS.
This option activates after an available network connection is placed
in the Internet field. Check this option if you want to share a single Internet
connection with other computers in a wireless network. See page 4-16 for details.
When disabled, the available network connection on the Internet field is bridged
with the WiFi-b
card. Refer to page 4-19 to setup a network bridge.
Enable Firewall.
This option is active
when ICS is enabled. Check this item to
activate the firewall and prevent
unauthorized access to your home or
small office network.
Available Network Connections.
This
field displays all available network
connections in the host computer. To
enable Internet Connection Sharing
(ICS), drag the network connection to the
Internet box, then click Apply.
See section 4.4.2
Soft Access Point (Soft AP) Mode
for details.