Asus wireless settings utility, Status - status, Chapter 3 - software reference – Asus USB-N13 User Manual

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Status - Status

You can view the information about the Network adapter from the Status menu.

The status fields are blank if the network adapter is not installed. Click

Disable

Radio to turn off the network adapter.

Association State: Displays the connection status as follows:
Connected: The adapter is now associated with one wireless LAN device.

When operating in Infrastructure mode, this field shows the MAC address of the

access point that the network adapter is communicating with. When operating

in Ad Hoc

mode, this field shows the virtual MAC address used by computers

participating in the Ad Hoc

network.

Scanning... : The station is trying to authenticate and associate with an access

point or Ad Hoc node.

Disconnected: The Network adapter is installed to the system, but not yet

connected to a wireless device.

SSID: Displays the Service Set Identifier (SSID) of the device that the adapter is

either associated or intending to join.

MAC address: Shows the hardware address of the Network adapter. MAC address

is a unique identifier for networking devices (typically written as twelve hexadecimal

digits from 0 through 9 and A through F separated by colons, i.e. 00:E0:18:F0:05:

C0).

ASUS Wireless Settings Utility

Wireless Settings is an application for managing the network adapter. Use Wireless

Settings to view or modify the configuration settings, or to monitor the operational

status of your network adapter. When Wireless Settings is launched, you can see the

tabbed property sheets which categorize the configuration options into groups.

Launching Wireless Settings

To launch Wireless Settings, do any of the following:
• Click

Start > All Programs > ASUS Utility > WLAN card > Wireless Settings.

• From the Windows taskbar, right-click the

Control Center icon and select

Wireless Settings.

NOTE: If you have more than one ASUS WLAN device installed on your

computer, you may see a device selection window when you launch the

“Wireless Settings” utility. Select the device you want when such

situation occurs.

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