User Manual

54Mbps 802.11g Wireless LAN Card

Accessing Broadcom Wireless Configuration Utility

You can access the Broadcom Wireless Configuration Utility by any of the following

methods:

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Double-click the Broadcom Wireless Utility icon on the system tray and then

click Advanced.

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Right-click the tray icon and select Open Utility from its context menu.

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Under Control Panel, double-click the Broadcom Wireless Utility icon.

The Broadcom Wireless Configuration Utility screen pops up with six available tabs:

Wireless Network, Link Status, Statistics, Site Monitor, Diagnostics and Information.

Please see the appropriate section which describes each tab item.

Notice When Assessing Broadcom Utility under Windows XP

Aside from using Broadcom Wireless Configuration Utility for wireless network

configuration, Windows XP includes a Wireless Network Connection utility to configure

your wireless adapter. By default, your wireless adapter is controlled by Windows XP-

included wireless utility.

You can choose to configure your wireless network via either the Broadcom Wireless

Configuration Utility or Windows XP-included wireless utility.

Using Broadcom Wireless Configuration Utility

To use Broadcom Wireless Configuration Utility for configuration purpose, you should

disable the Windows XP-included wireless utility by these steps:

1. Double-click the Broadcom wireless icon on system tray and click the Wireless

Networks tab.

Or double-click the Windows wireless 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. This will restore the Wireless Networks tab in

Broadcom Wireless Configuration Utility.

Reverting back to Windows XP-included Wireless Utility

To revert back to using Windows XP-included wireless utility, double-click the Windows

wireless icon (not the Boradcom icon) and then click Advanced (or Properties). Click the

Wireless Networks tab and check the Use Windows to configure my wireless network

settings box and click OK.

Windows wireless icon

Broadcom wireless icon