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Chapter 4 Atheros Client Utility (ACU) Configuration
The following sections describe the Atheros Client Utility (ACU). The ACU provides quick
access and friendly interface to configure the Wireless LAN settings. If you are using Windows
XP and have not installed the Atheros Client Utility, information on configuring your
Wireless
Access Point Module
using Windows XP Zero Configuration feature can be found in Chapter 5.
4-1 Atheros Client Utility icon
The Atheros Client Utility icon will appear in the system tray each time your computer is restarted.
To utilize the utility, double click on the ACU icon.
Figure 4-1
The Atheros Client Utility icon will display the current status of the wireless connection. .
The number that appears in the upper left portion of the icon indicates the current frequency (2.4
GHz or 5 GHz) that the radio is operating in, when the radio is in a no link state the frequency band
will toggle between 2.4 and 5 while it is scanning through those frequencies. The following are
the various states that can be displayed by the icon…
•
Radio Disabled is indicates that the
Wireless Access Point Module
has been disabled through
either Hardware or Software
•
Yellow bars, then the signal strength is very small and the wireless connection is at its limit
of range
•
Green bars indicate good or excellent signal strength is being received.
See Figure 4-1 for the various states of the Atheros Client Utility icon.