Netgear MA521 MA521 Reference Manual - Page 10

This table describes the information shown in the Status section of the dialog box: Status Description Connected to Network mode Indicates the SSID and MAC address of the associated Access Point when the MA521 802.11b Wireless PC Card is configured in Infrastructure mode. Indicates the network mode of the MA521 802.11b Wireless PC Card (Infrastructure or 802.11 Ad-Hoc). Channel Indicates the wireless channel currently in use. Transmit Rate Encryption Indicates the data transfer rate between the wireless node and the device to which it is communicating. Indicates whether the encryption of this device is disabled (off ), 64-bit WEP or 128-bit WEP. Data Transmitted/ Received Indicates the number of successfully Transmitted and Received packets. Signal Strength Indicates the signal strength of the radio frequency signal received by this wireless node. Link Quality Indicates how well that the wireless node is communication with the associated access point or another wireless node. Configuration Section The Configuration section shows you the configuration parameters of the wireless LAN and allows you to modify them. 9