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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 AMBIT WLAN 802.11a/b/g device 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…
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Radio Disabled is indicates that the AMBIT WLAN 802.11 a/b/g device has
been disabled through either Hardware or Software
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Yellow bars, then the signal strength is very small and the wireless connection
is at its limit of range
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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.