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Status
This field shows the Wi-Fi connection status.
• Connected - the station is associated with one wireless LAN
device. This status also indicates the MAC address
of the device.
• Disconnected -a previous link existed but no beacon was received.
The connection to the adapter is terminated.
ESSID
This field shows the Extended Service Set Indenfier (ESSID) to which the
wireless device is connected. The text on this field is usually an
unreadable alphanumeric string.
BSSID
This field shows the Basic Service Set ID (BSSID) to which the wireless
device is connected. In ESS mode, this is the MAC address of the access
point to which your device is connected.
BSS Mode
This field tells you whether the device is connected to an access point
(Infrastructure mode) or to another wireless device (Ad-hoc mode).
Encryption
This field tells you whether or not the wireless network uses data
encryption.
Signal Strength
This field shows the signal strength level between the Wi-Fi device and the
access point (or another wireless device) to which it is currently connected.