User Manual

CHAPTER 1 ABOUT THE WIRELESS ACCESS POINT MODULE.................. 3
1-1
INTRODUCTION .......................................................................................................... 3
1-2
USING A WIRELESS LOCAL AREA NETWORK.............................................................. 3
1-3
FEATURES AND REQUIREMENTS................................................................................. 4
CHAPTER 2 NETWORK CONFIGURING AND PLANNING ............................. 5
2-1
AD-HOC NETWORK.................................................................................................... 5
2-2
ACCESS POINT (INFRASTRUCTURE) NETWORK........................................................... 6
CHAPTER 3 ATHEROS CLIENT UTILITY INSTALLATION.......................... 7
3-1
ATHEROS CLIENT UTILITY INSTALLATION .................................................................. 7
CHAPTER 4 ATHEROS CLIENT UTILITY (ACU) CONFIGURATION ......... 10
4-1
ATHEROS CLIENT UTILITY ICON............................................................................... 10
4-2
CURRENT STATUS TAB ............................................................................................. 11
4-3
PROFILE MANAGEMENT........................................................................................... 13
4-3-1
CREATE OR MODIFY A PROFILE............................................................................. 14
4-3-2
SECURITY SETTINGS IN PROFILE MANAGEMENT .................................................. 16
4-3-3
ADVANCED SETTINGS IN PROFILE MANAGEMENT................................................. 20
4-4
DIAGNOSTIC TAB ..................................................................................................... 21
4-5
ACTION MENU ......................................................................................................... 22
4-5-1
ENABLE/DISABLE RADIO...................................................................................... 22
4-5-2
ENABLE/DISABLE TRAY ICON............................................................................... 22
CHAPTER 5 WIRELESS CONFIGURATION USING WINDOWS XP................. 23
5-1
CONFIGURING YOUR WIRELESS NETWORKING SETTINGS........................................ 23
5-2
ADVANCED WIRELESS SETTINGS ............................................................................. 23
5-3
DISABLING THE RADIO ............................................................................................ 24
5-4
HELP AND SUPPORT INFORMATION........................................................................... 24
APPENDIX A – ATHEROS CLIENT UTILITY UNINSTALL PROCESS.............. 25
APPENDIX B - GLOSSARY......................................................................................... 28
APPENDIX C –WIRELESS NOTICES....................................................................... 29