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ESSID - shows the Extended Service Set Indenfier (ESSID) of the wireless
network found in the search.
CH - shows the channel used by a wireless device.
RSSI - shows the Received Signal
Strength Indication (RSSI) transmitted by
each wireless network. This information
is helpful in determining which network
you wish to associate your device. This
signal is normally represented by a dBm
value.
NOTE The icon may be green or orange. The green icon indicates
the signal received from IEEE 802.11b device, while the
orange icon indicates the signal received from IEEE 802.11g
device.
BSSID - shows the Media Access Control (MAC) address of the access
point, or the Basic Service Set ID (BSSID) in an ad-hoc mode.
Table of icon indications:
Refer to the table of icon indications and column descriptions below.
Icon Indicates that the wireless network is
an Access Point with disabled Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) encryption
an Access Point with enabled WEP encryption
an Access Point with disabled WEP encryption and MyPal is currently
connected to this network
an Access Point with enabled WEP encryption and MyPal is currently
connected to this network
a wireless device with disabled WEP encryption
a wireless device with enabled WEP encryption
a wireless device with disabled WEP encryption and MyPal is currently
connected to this network
a wireless device with enabled WEP encryption and MyPal is currently
connected to this network
Icon Link Quality
Excellent
Good
Fair
Poor
