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Once you insert your 802.11b/g Wireless LAN Mini PCI Card, it will operate with the factory default
settings. However, you may configure the desired settings by double-clicking the
PRISM Wireless
Settings
icon on the system tray. In the prompted
PRISM Wireless Settings
dialog box, there are
six tabs, including Status, Configuration, Encryption, IBSS, Domain, and About, proffering
various functions to assist you in configuring the connection to the networks.
This chapter is divided into the two sections:
Right-Click Menu of the Tray Icon
and The Utility
Basics. Please refer to the preferred topic to obtain more information and enjoy vast advantages
PRISM Configuration Utility
brings.
3 .1 Right - Click M enu of th e Tra y I con
Right-clicking the PRISM Configuration Utility icon in the system tray will open a menu as the
following picture:
Figure 3-1: Right-Click Menu of the Tray Icon
Check the descriptions below to obtain detailed information about each command in the menu.
Wireless Radio On
Choose the
Wireless Radio On
command to receive the radio frequency signal.
Wireless Radio Off
Choosing the
Wireless Radio Off
command will stop receiving the radio frequency signal.
Remove Status Icon
If you do not wish to have the
PRISM Configuration Utility
icon displayed in the system tray,
choose this command to open the
Remove Wireless Status Icon
dialog box, and then choose
Yes
to have the icon disappeared. The icon will reappear next time when you restart the computer. If you
intend to remove it permanently, put a tick in the checkbox next to the
Remove Status Icon
Permanently
option. To launch the utility hereafter, click
Start
on the taskbar, choose
Program
from
the menu, and then point to
PRISM Configuration Utility
from the submenu of
WLAN PRISM