User's Manual

802.11b/g Wireless Card User Manual
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Chapter 4
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4. How to use the
. How to use the . How to use the
. How to use the WLAN
WLANWLAN
WLAN Utility
Utility Utility
Utility(Station)
(Station)(Station)
(Station)
4.1 802.11b/g Wireless Card Configuration Tools
If you use the WinXP OS , the “Zero Configuration” of WinXP will be disable first , then
WLAN Utility can be used.
Figure 4-1 Configuration Utility
4.2 Open the WLAN Utility .
The Window is as shown in “Figure 4-1”.
The adapter can be set at “Station” or “Access Point” Mode from the Mode drop down menu.
Station mode is selected for the document.
- You can site survey the neighboring SSID
SSIDSSID
SSID site by pressing the “Refresh
RefreshRefresh
Refresh”, then sites
name and signals strength of available SSID
SSID SSID
SSID sites are shown on the “Available Network”
“Available Network”“Available Network”
“Available Network”
field.
- Double click the SSID site from “Available Network” field, and the SSID can be
connected directly.
- The information of the SSID is shown on the “ Current Network Information”.
- Show the BSSID of connecting AP on the “Link Status” filed.
- “Signal Strength” and “Link Quality” shown on diagrammatic curve, and described with
percentage.
- Record the number of Tx frames on the filed of “Tx Frame”.
- Record the number of Rx frames on the filed of “Rx Frame”.