User manual AIRLIVE WL-1700USB

[. . . ] Wireless LAN USB Adapter is a perfect combination of both performance and cost-effective product introduced. It is sincerely hoped that you can enjoy the wireless world through this solidly profiled wireless adapter. It provides a full solution of all the IEEE 802. 11 b/g protocols, that pass the WiFi tests and are compatible with all the wireless products with WiFi logo. If you have a Wireless LAN USB Adapter on hand, it means you can connect to the wireless world without any difficulty. [. . . ] Adapter List Area All connected adapters on this system with multiple adapter installations are displayed in this area. The contents of properties area are dependant on wireless configuration that the selected adapter is set up. If only single adapter is installed on the system, only one adapter is always selected. AirLive WL-1700USB User's Manual 16 C. Properties Area The contents of this area are dependent on current wireless configuration. The current configuration is determined on previous explanation of submenu "Mode". The more detailed contents are described in the following wireless configuration sections for both Station and AP mode. D. Global Control Bar Each control item on this bar affects the adapter or management GUI directly. Show Tray Icon Checking "Show Tray Icon" and clicking "Close" button, the management GUI will be minimized and stay on the tray icon which is located at the right bottom corner of Windows. If not, management GUI will shut down while clicking "Close" button with unchecked condition 17 AirLive WL-1700USB User's Manual Radio Off Turn off the radio to save power. While the radio is off, the links with other wireless network nodes are disconnected. User should be aware that while the wireless configuration is in AP mode. The radio off will cause the sub network which belongs to the AP to be disconnected with internet/intranet. Status Bar The hints or status of the management GUI are presented in the status bar. AirLive WL-1700USB User's Manual 18 4. 2 Station Mode The following explanations focus on the properties area. Infrastructure and Ad-Hoc With both Infrastructure and Ad-Hoc types, the properties should look like the picture above. Six property pages present different information of current wireless network status. Please read the following explanations before you reviewing these pages, it could help you to well understand the wireless environment around the system. It is easy to use to switch property pages just by clicking left button of mouse on the title of each page. The following six sections describe detailed information of each page. 19 AirLive WL-1700USB User's Manual A. General Page This page represents the general information of this adapter. 1. Signal Strength The average signal quality of packets received from wireless network. We recommend connecting AP with over 70% signal strength. AirLive WL-1700USB User's Manual 20 7. Throughput Diagram Current throughput, including transmission (Tx) and total traffic (Total). Network Address Mac Address: six two-digital number of this Wireless LAN USB adapter IP Address: assigned network address by DHCP server or self-definition in four three-digital number format. [. . . ] Preamble Mode Long: higher quality but with lower performance than preamble short mode. Short: Normal quality but with higher performance then preamble long mode. Auto: select the proper preamble mode by current signal frame information. C. Statistics Page The Tx/Rx status of current wireless connection is shown. [. . . ]