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Performing Network Tasks Using DW WLAN Card Utility: DW
WLAN Card User Guide
Overview
Utility Components
Overview
You can use DW WLAN Card Utility to perform specific network tasks or operations or view network information. Some of
these functions are available on the
Utility Icon in the notification area, and other functions are available only on the utility
user interface.
• Manage your wireless networks and create network connection profiles (
Utility Wireless Networks Tab and Wireless
Network Connection Settings)
• Connect to any of the available networks for which you have created a connection profile (
Utility Icon)
• Get information about the network status and signal and noise of your network connection (
Utility Link Status Tab)
• View current and accumulated statistics (
Utility Statistics Tab)
• Find out which broadcasting networks are in range and search for nonbroadcasting networks (
Utility Site Monitor Tab)
• Verify that your wireless network adapter is working (
Utility Diagnostics Tab)
• Test your wireless connection to verify that you can access the Internet (
Utility Diagnostics Tab)
• Get date and version information about the utility and software, hardware, and location details about your wireless
network adapter (
Utility Information Tab)
• Manually add or delete trusted servers and enable the manual acceptance or rejection of auto-provisioning and A-ID
group changes (
Utility Wireless Networks Tab)
• Manually import EAP-FAST PACs (
Utility Wireless Networks Tab)
• View Help topics (
Utility Icon)
• View the version and date of the utility software (
Utility Icon)
• Turn the radio on or off (
Utility Icon)
• Open the utility (
Utility Icon)
• Hide the utility icon (
Utility Icon)
• If available, display an analysis of the amount of congestion and interference on your network (
Utility Icon and Utility
Diagnostics Tab)
In the utility, you can use Wireless Network Wizard to connect to a basic network or create an ad hoc network (with or