User's Manual

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Table of Contents
About This User’s Manual......................................................................................ii
Chapter 1 Introduction ...................................................................................................1
1-1 Wireless LAN Basics .........................................................................1
1-1-1 Local Area Network (LAN).........................................................1
1-1-2 Wireless Network Topologies ....................................................1
1-1-3 802.11g/super-g ........................................................................3
Chapter 2 Installing the Driver and Utility Software.....................................................4
2-1 System Requirements .......................................................................5
2-2 Installing the driver and software .......................................................5
Chapter 3 Utility Configuration.....................................................................................8
3-1 Accessing the Atheros Configuration Utility .......................................8
3-1-1 Note to Windows XP Users .......................................................9
3-2 Network Basic Configuration ...........................................................10
3-2-1 General Tab.............................................................................10
3-2-2 Security Tab ............................................................................11
3-2-3 Advanced Tab..........................................................................14
3-3 Connecting to an Existing Network ..................................................16
3-4 Modifying a Configuration Profile .....................................................17
3-5 Removing a Configuration Profile ....................................................17
Chapter 4 Checking Status or Statistics .......................................................................18
4-1 Status Monitor Tray Icon ..................................................................18
4-2 Current Status Tab ...........................................................................19
4-2-1 Advanced Status .....................................................................21
4-3 Diagnostics Tab ...............................................................................21
4-3-1 Advanced Statistics .................................................................22
4-3-2 Driver Information....................................................................23
Chapter 5 ACU Toolbar ...............................................................................................24
5-1 Action Menu.....................................................................................24
5-2 Options Menu ..................................................................................25
5-3 Help Menu .......................................................................................25
Chapter 6 Uninstalling the Wireless LAN Card ..........................................................26
Chapter 7 Uninstalling the Wireless LAN Card ..........................................................28
Appendix A Setting Up TCP/IP ...................................................................................30