Netgear WPNT511 WPNT511 User Manual - Page 45

Statistics Channel, Security, Signal, MAC Address, Transmit/Receive Performance

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User Manual for the NETGEAR RangeMax™ 240 Wireless Notebook Adapter WPNT511 • Channel: The channel determines which operating frequency will be used. • Security: Identifies whether the wireless network uses WEP, WPA-PSK, or WPA2-PSK security settings. • Signal: Identifies the signal strength of the communications. • MAC Address: Identifies the hardware address (MAC Address) of the wireless device broadcasting this information. • Mode: Identifies the type of wireless network - Access Point (Infrastructure) or Computer- to-Computer (Ad Hoc). Note: You can click the Scan button to scan for networks and refresh the page. Statistics Page The Statistics page provides real time and historical trend information on the data traffic and performance of your wireless adapter. Figure 4-13 • Transmit/Receive Performance (%): A real time graph identifying the total, receive, and transmit utilization as a percentage the total possible. Network Connections and Wireless Security v1.0, October 2005 4-17

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User Manual for the NETGEAR RangeMax™ 240 Wireless Notebook Adapter WPNT511
Network Connections and Wireless Security
4-17
v1.0, October 2005
Channel:
The channel determines which operating frequency will be used.
Security:
Identifies whether the wireless network uses WEP, WPA-PSK, or WPA2-PSK
security settings.
Signal:
Identifies the signal strength of the communications.
MAC Address:
Identifies the hardware address (MAC Address) of the wireless device
broadcasting this information.
Mode:
Identifies the type of wireless network — Access Point (Infrastructure) or Computer-
to-Computer (Ad Hoc).
Statistics Page
The Statistics page provides real time and historical trend information on the data traffic and
performance of your wireless adapter.
Transmit/Receive Performance (%):
A real time graph identifying the total, receive, and
transmit utilization as a percentage the total possible.
Note:
You can click the Scan button to scan for networks and refresh the page.
Figure 4-13