Owner's Manual

without WEP security), or you can use the Wireless Network Connection Settings tool to connect to an advanced network or
create an ad hoc network with WEP security.
To start using the utility, right-click the utility icon in the notification area, and then click Open Utility. If the icon is not
available, open Wireless Configuration Utility in Control Panel (Classic View). For you to use the utility and Wireless
Network Wizard, the Let this tool manage your wireless networks check box must be selected.
Utility Components
Utility components include the utility icon in the notification area, the six tabs of the utility, and Wireless Network
Connection Settings.
Utility Icon
Utility Wireless Networks Tab
Utility Link Status Tab
Utility Statistics Tab
Utility Site Monitor Tab
Utility Diagnostics Tab
Utility Information Tab
Wireless Network Connection Settings
Utility Icon
To perform any of the following tasks or operations, right-click the utility icon , and then click the appropriate command.
• View Help topics (Help Files)
• View the version and date of the utility software (About)
• Turn the radio on or off (Enable Radio or Disable Radio)
• Connect to any of the available networks for which you have created a connection profile (Connect To)
• Open the utility (Open Utility)
• Hide the icon (Hide Utility Icon)
• If available, display an analysis of the amount of congestion and interference on your network (Congestion Analysis
command)
If you have not yet connected to a wireless network, when you click the utility icon
, Wireless Network Wizard opens to the
Connect to a network page. After you connect to a wireless network, the next time you click the utility icon, DW WLAN Card
Utility opens to the Link Status tab.
The appearance of the utility icon indicates the strength of the radio signal being received from the network. See
Table 1.
Signal Strength Indicated by the Utility Icon for details.
Table 1. Signal Strength Indicated by the Utility Icon
Icon
Appearance
Indicated Received Signal Strength