### Current Status

The Current Status tab contains general information about the program and its operations. The Current Status tab does not require any configuration.

The following table describes the items found on the Current Status screen.

Profile Name | The name of the current selected configuration profile. Set up the configuration name on the General tab.
Link Status | Shows whether the station is associated to the wireless network.
Wireless Mode | Displays the wireless mode. Configure the wireless mode on the Advanced tab.
IP Address | Displays the computer's IP address.
Network Type | The type of network the station is connected to. The options include: Infrastructure (access point) Ad Hoc Configure the network type on the Advanced tab.
Current Channel | Shows the currently connected channel.
Control Channel | Shows the control channel. Available for 802.11n devices only.
Extension Channel | Shows the extension channel. Displayed only if the STA is connected in a 40 MHz channel. Available for 802.11n devices only.
Server Based Authentication | Shows whether server based authentication is used.
Data Encryption | Displays the encryption type the driver is using. Configure the encryption type on the Security tab.
Signal Strength | Shows the strength of the signal.

Click the Advanced button to see the advanced status diagnostics.