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Wireless-N 300 USB Adapter WNA3100 User Manual

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v1.0, December 2009

Smart Wizard Status Bar

Click the icon to open the Smart Wizard Settings tab. The status bar is located at the bottom of

the Settings tab.

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

Figure 1-11

Understanding the Status Bar

Wireless network Identifies which wireless network you have joined.

Security • A closed lock indicates that security is enabled.

• An open lock indicates an open network without wireless security.

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.

Data rate To optimize the wireless data rate, connect to a network with a high-speed router or

access point and a high-speed Internet connection. See Chapter 3, “Wireless

Network Performance.”

Signal strength More dots indicate a stronger signal. Usually, you experience higher data rate when

the signal is strongest.

Join a Network Click Join a Network to start the Connection Wizard.

Connection

status

The status of your network connection.

• Connected to Internet. The wireless Internet connection is OK.

• Connected to Router. The wireless connection to the router is OK, but the router

is not connected to the Internet.

169.254.x.x or ___.___.___.___. The wireless connection to the router is OK, but

there is a problem with the router.

Security

Channel

Data rate

Signal strength

Connection status

Join a Network

Wireless

network

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