User's Manual

Client Utility Overview
The Client Utility enables you to perform the following functions:
Obtain a view of your wireless network, including the type of network, the access point or ad-hoc
network with which you are associated, and information about the radio signals currently being
transmitted and received.
Scan and connect to wireless networks within radio range of your wireless LAN adapter.
Create or select a profile, which stores the specifics of the network connection and security selections for
your Wireless LAN Client Adapter. The Client Utility supports multiple profiles, enabling you to connect
to different networks, whether at home, at work, or at wireless hotspot locations.
To use the profile features of the Client Utility on Windows XP, you must specify that Windows will not be
managing the Client Adapter.
Accessing the Client Utility
The Client Utility normally runs automatically when the Client Adapter is installed, and the
application icon appears in the Windows system tray. If the Client Utility is not running, you can
start it from the Start menu:
Choose Start > Programs > ... > Client Utility .
Using the Tray Icon
When you start the Client Utility, a small signal icon becomes visible in the system tray on the
Windows toolbar.
↑
Application Icon
The color and signal strength indicators of this icon reflect the quality of the wireless connection:
Icon Description
No adapter present
Adapter present, radio on, no association
Adapter present, radio on, poor signal quality
Adapter present, radio on, good signal quality
Adapter present, radio on, excellent signal
quality
The tray icon has a right-click menu that includes the following options:
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