Owner's Manual

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Actiontec 11 Mbps Wireless PC Card User Manual
Using the Wireless LAN Configuration Utility
After clicking on Advanced Configuration, the Wireless LAN Configuration Utility
appears.
There are four tabs at the top of the window: Status, Configuration, Encryption,
and About.To select a particular tab, click on it. To close the Utility window, click
the “x” in the upper right corner of the window .
Status
The Status tab (shown in the figure above) features a number of settings and sta-
tistics related to the wireless connection. Some of the settings can be changed. To
do this, make changes to the configurable settings, then click OK to save the
changes, or Cancel to cancel the changes.
State
The State text box contains the status of the PC Card’s wireless connection,
including whether the PC Card is associated with a wireless network and the
MAC (Media Access Control) address of the connection’s device (router, gate-
way, access point, or computer).
Current TX Rate
The Current TX Rate text box sets the rate of packets being sent across the PC
Card’s wireless connection.Options include 5.5 Mbps,11 Mbps, and Auto.