Sonnet Technologies Aria extreme CardBus and PCI Card Windows User Manual

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Link Status Tab

The Link Status tab displays general information about the connection and activity of your
current link. The following table describes the items found on the Link Status screen.

Screen Item

Description

SSID

Displays the name of the wireless network to which your computer

is currently connected.

Channel

Displays the channel currently in use.

Tx Rate

Displays the data transmission rate.

Link Quality

Displays the measured link quality.

Signal Strength

Displays the signal strength as a number (in dBm), and in a graph.

State

Displays the current status, e.g. scanning or successful association.

In addition, there are three buttons on this tab:

Radio/Disable: Enables or disables the Aria extreme’s RF transmission.

Power Saving On: Reduces the Aria extreme CardBus card’s power consumption to

extend your laptop’s battery life.

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