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Wireless LAN - Status

The Status section of the NETGEAR HA501 802.11a Configuration Utility dialog box shows you the current

condition of the wireless LAN.

The table below describes the information displayed in the Status section of the dialog box.

Status Description

Connect to Displays the association of the access point or other wireless node in ad-hoc mode.

AP MAC Address

Shows the MAC address of the associated access point when the HA501 Wireless Adapter

is configured in infrastructure mode.

Network Mode

Indicates the configuration mode used -- 802.11a ad-hoc mode, ad-hoc mode, or

infrastructure mode.

• 802.11a ad-hoc mode: the wireless nodes form their own local network where

the end nodes communicate peer-to-peer without an access point.

• Ad-hoc mode: offers higher data throughput than 802.11a ad-hoc mode, but does

not use beaconing or authentication.

• Infrastructure mode: the wireless node searches all available wireless channels

to associate with an access point. The default value for Network mode is

Infrastructure.

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