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802.11g/super-g WLAN Card Users Manual
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Chapter 4 Checking Status or Statistics
The Atheros Client Utility includes a number of options to display statistics and
status information. These tools can be accessed via the corresponding tabs of
the Atheros Client Utility.
4-1 Status Monitor Tray Icon
The Atheros Client Utility tray icon allows you to easily and quickly monitors
your wireless connection status. The tray icon shows the signal strength using
colors and the received signal strength indication (RSSI).
The number (2.4 or 5) indicates the current wireless base band. The colors
and the signal strength are defined as follows:
Color Quality RSSI (dBm)
Green Excellent 20 dBm +
Yellow Good 10-20 dBm
Orange Poor <10 dBm
Red No Link No connection
You can hold the mouse cursor over the ACU tray icon to display transmit and
receive speed and the current configuration profile name.
When the RF signal of the Wireless LAN Card is disabled, the icon would
appear as follows: