User's Manual

The usage of Wireless LAN Configuration Utility

2.1 Introduction

The Wireless LAN Configuration Utility appears as an icon on the system tray of Windows while the

card is running. You can open it by double clinking the icon (Fig 2-1) to show full screen of WLAN

Utility.

Fig 2-1 icon on the system tray

While the station is in infrastructure mode and not associated to an Access Point, the color of the

icon is “White (blank)”(Fig 2-2).

Fig 2-2 No Connection

As soon as the station associates to an Access Point, the icon color automatically turns to “

Green”,

“Yellow” or “Red”. Which indicates the receiving signal strength from Access Point. “Green” (Fig

2-3) indicates the signal is “Good”. “Yellow”(Fig 2-4) indicates the signal is “Fair”. “Red”(Fig 2-5)

indicates the signal is “Poor”.

Fig

2-3 Good Connection

Fig 2-4 Fair Connection

Fig 2-5 Poor Connection

The Wireless LAN Configuration Utility is a powerful and highly integrated application include the

following options (tabs),

 Status

 Site Survey

 Statistics

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