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# Network Properties

Network Properties
Manage Exclusions

This Network Properties window provides detailed information about the selected network.

## How to Access

Click Properties at the Intel® PROSet/Wireless WiFi Connection Utility main window to see detailed information about the selected network and its access points. This screen shows you information about this network, information about the access points, and also lets you open up the Exclude List Management screen. On the Exclude List Management screen, you can add profiles to be excluded from automatic connection.

### Network Properties Details

Name | Description
--- | ---
Network Name | Displays the WiFi network name.
Band | Current band and frequency being used. Displays Out of Range if no band and frequency are displayed. The following bands are listed:

- 802.11a
- 802.11b
- 802.11g
- 802.11n

Operation Mode | Displays the current mode:

- Network (Infrastructure)

> A wireless network centered around an access point. In this environment, the access point not only provides communication with the wired network, but also mediates wireless network traffic in the immediate neighborhood.

- Device to Device (ad hoc)

> A communication configuration in which every computer has the same capabilities, and any computer can initiate a communication session. Also known as a peer-to-peer network or a computer-to-computer network.

Authentication Level | Displays the current authentication security mode for the network being used. The following network authentication levels are listed:

- Open
- Shared
- WPA-Enterprise
- WPA2-Enterprise
- WPA-Personal
- WPA2-Personal

Displays the authentication used by the currently used network. See to Security Overview for more information.

Data Encryption | The following Data Encryption settings are listed:

- None
- WEP
- TKIP
- CKIP
- AES-CCMP

See to Security Overview for more information.

Access Points in this Network <0-50> |

- Signal Strength: The signal strength icon bars indicate the strength of the transmit and receive signals between your WiFi adapter and the nearest access point.
- Displays one of the following icons: . Indicates the band being used (802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g or 802.11n).
- Channel: Displays the current transmit and receive channel being used for a particular wireless network.
- BSSID (Infrastructure operating mode): Displays the twelve-digit MAC address of the access point of the selected network.

Manage Exclusions | See Manage Exclusions for more information. If network exclusion is enabled (see Application Settings), then the Network Properties also indicates if the network is excluded from automatic connection.
Close | Closes the Network Properties.
Help? | Provides help information for this page.

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