User Manual

802.11a/b Mini PCI Wireless LAN Card User's Manual
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Note to Windows XP Users
Windows XP provides built-in support for wireless networks. By default, your wireless adapter is controlled by Windows XP Wireless Configuration Manager. But you can still manage your
wireless adapter through the Atheros Client Utility. Configuration in either utility takes effect in another.
If you want to disable the Windows XP Wireless Configuration Manager and have your device controlled only by the Atheros Client Utility, proceed as follows:
1. Double-click the Windows XP wireless tray icon and then click Advanced (or Properties) > Wireless Networks.
2. On the Wireless Networks tab, uncheck the Use Windows to configure my wireless network settings box and click OK.
If you need to revert back to using Windows XP Wireless Configuration Manager, just go to the Wireless Networks tab and check the Use Windows to configure my wireless network
settings box and click OK.
Note: If your device is controlled by the Windows XP Wireless Configuration Manager, the utility will display related message on the bottom of the General tab of Network Configuration
Settings dialog box.
Basic Configuration for Ad Hoc Network
To add a new Ad Hoc mode configuration profile, click New on the Station Configuration tab. When the Network Configuration Settings dialog box displays, edit the General tab. The
configuration items on the General tab are described as below.
Configuration Name: Enter a unique name to identify this network setting. Configuration names are not case sensitive.
Network Name (SSID): It is the name of the Wireless LAN group you want to participate in. This field has a maximum limit of 32 characters. A network name is mandatory for Ad Hoc mode.
The SSID for all stations in a single Ad Hoc network must be the same.
Network Type: Select Ad Hoc.
Power Save Mode: This feature is not applicable to Ad Hoc mode network.
If WEP encryption is enabled in the Ad Hoc network you are going to connected, proceed to configure the Security tab as described in “Edit the Security Tab”.
If you have finished the required setting, click OK and you will return to the Station Configuration tab. Select the profile you have just created and click Activate to have the setting take
effect. Immediate connection status will be displayed in the Details group and indicated by graphic indication on the left.
Atheros wireless tray icon
Windows XP wireless icon