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RightͲclickt heicon,therearesomeitemsforyoutooperat et heconfigurationutility,
z LaunchConfigUtilitiesÆSelectthisopt iont oopent heConfigurationUtilit ytool.
z Use Zero Configuration as Configuration utility Æ Select this option to use Windows
XP built Ͳin w irelessconfigurat ion utilit y(Windows Zero
Configurat ion) t o configure t o
card.
z SwitchtoAPM odeÆSelectthisopt iont ochangetoAPmode.
z ExitÆSelectExittoclosetheConfigurationUt ilit ytool.
3. W irelessNetworkConfigurationUtility
3.1W irelessUtility(RaUI)& W indowsZeroConfiguration(W ZC)
The Configurat ion Ut ility is a powerful application that helpsyou t o configure t he Wireless
LANadapt erandmonit orthelinkstat usandstat ist icsduringthecommunicationprocess.
When theadapt erisinstalled,t he configurat ion utility will bedisplayedautomatically. This
adapt erwillaut oconnect tow irelessdevicew hichhasbett ersignal
strengthandnow ireless
securitysetting.
In Windows XP, it provides wireless configurat ion utility named “ Window s Zero
configurat ion” which providesbasic configuration function for Ralink Wireless NIC, Ralink’s
Ut ility(RaUI)providesWPAsupplicantfunctionalit y.Tomakeiteasierforusertoselectthe
correct utility, RaUI will let user make
the selection when it first runs aft er windows XP
boots.
RaUIcancoͲexistw ithW ZC(W indowsZeroConfiguration).Whencoexistingw it hWZC,RaUI
only provides monitoring function, such as link st atus, net work stat us, statistic counters,
advance feat ure st atus, WM M st atus and WPS stat us. It won’t int erfere with WZC’s
configurat ionorprofilefunctions.Pleaseseebelowpicture:ToselectWZCorRaUI
If “ Use Zero Configurations as Configuration utility” is selected, please cont inue on the
section.Belowpictureshowsthatt heRaUIst atuswhenWZCisactiveasmaincontrolutility.