52 --- Viewing the Status
8. V
IEWING
THE
STATUS
Using the status menu
The
Status
menu enables you to view the status of all
the
PWG-500
’s configuration settings at a single glance.
To view the PWG-500’s status, press
Menu/Select
and
then select
Status
. A list of the configuration settings is
displayed. Scroll to the required setting and press
Menu/
Select
to view the status of the setting. The following
settings are displayed:
•
GSM Strength:
displays strength of GSM signal.
•
Wi-Fi Status:
displays the status of the Wi-Fi net-
work.
•
Channel:
displays current Wi-Fi channel. Wi-Fi is
available in various frequency bands and in differ-
ent channels.
•
Transfer Rate:
Displays the rate of data transfer.
•
SSID:
Displays the SSID or identification tag of the
device. This is null when you are not connected to
a Wi-Fi network. A unique SSID or tag is required
for identifying the device in Wi-Fi networks.
•
Wi-Fi Strength:
Displays the strength of the Wi-Fi
signal.
•
Link Quality:
Displays the quality of the link.
•
Network Mode:
Displays the networking mode.
•
Enc Status:
Displays the wireless encryption sta-
tus. If this is
Open
, it means that the connection is
not encrypted and is open to all persons accessing
it. If it is
Closed
, it means that the encryption has
been enabled to prevent unauthorized users from
accessing the network.
•
Device MAC Addr:
Displays the MAC address of
the PWG-500.
•
AP MAC Address:
Displays the MAC address of
the access point in the wireless network.