Trendnet TEW-601PC User Manual

  14 -- Exploring the Wireless Client Utility 

 

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IRELESS SYSTEMS WORK IN INFRASTRUCTURE MODE OR PEER

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TO

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PEER MODE.       

               

IN

 

INFRASTRUCTURE MODE, WIRELESS DEVICES COMMUNICATE TO A WIRED LAN VIA 

         

ACCESS POINTS. 

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AD

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HOC MODE (ALSO KNOWN AS PEERTO

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PEER MODE), 

WIRELESS DEVICES COMMUNICATE WITH EACH OTHER DIRECTLY AND DO NOT USE    

                                                                                                  

AN ACCESS POINT. 

 

The TCP/IP Setting pane settings are described below. 

Shows the current network IP address. 

Shows the current subnet mask status. 

Shows the current gateway. 

Shows the current network DNS address. 

Click to release the current 

TCP/IP 

settings. 

Click to renew the 

TCP/IP 

settings. 

The Link Information pane settings are described below. The Link Information pane shows the 
network status. 

Shows the current SSID (Service Set IDentifier). This is the 
name assigned to a wireless Wi-Fi network. All devices must 
use this case-sensitive name in order to communicate. 

Shows the current connection status. 

Shows the speed of the current connection. Tx is the transmit 
speed; Rx the receive speed. 

Shows the signal strength of the current connection. (See Tip 
below for more information.) 

Shows the ID of the current BSS. (See Note below for more 
information.) 

Shows the network channel.