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NETGEAR Dual Band Wireless PC Card 32-bit CardBus WAG511 User Manual

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Smart Wizard Status Bar

Click the icon to open the Smart Wizard so you can view the status bar. The Smart Wizard

Settings page opens. The status bar is located at the bottom of the Settings page.

The following table describes how to interpret the Smart Wizard status bar.

Figure 1-5

Understanding the Status Bar

Wireless network Identifies which wireless network you have joined.

Security • Locked: security enabled.

• Unlocked: security not enabled.

Channel The wireless channel used by the network. If many wireless networks in your

area use the same channel they can interfere with one another.

Throughput Wireless throughput measured in Mega bits per second.

Signal strength More dots indicates a stronger signal. Usually, you will experience higher

throughput when the signal is strongest.

Note: To optimize throughput, connect to a network with a high-speed router or access

point, and a high-speed Internet connection.

Wireless

network

Security

Channel

Throughput

Signal

strength

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