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3 Using the Configuration &
Monitor Application Utility
3.1 Getting Started
In special circumstances, you may need to change configuration settings
depending on how you would like to manage your wireless network. The
Configuration & Monitor Application utility enables you to make configuration
changes and perform user-level diagnostics on your WLAN USB Dongle as
well as monitor the status of communication.
To use the Configuration & Monitor Application utility:
1. Make sure that the Configuration & Monitor Application utility has been
installed properly (see Chapter 2).
2. The Configuration & Monitor Application utility appears as an icon on the
Windows’ system tray. Double-click on this icon.
NOTES:
 When the station is in Infrastructure mode and not associated with an AP, color of the
icon is red.
 When the station is in Infrastructure mode and associated with an AP, color of icon is
blue.
 When the station is in Ad-Hoc mode, color of icon is always blue.
 When the station is in Ad-Hoc mode and the WLAN USB Dongle is resetting and
initializing, color of icon is red.
3. When the Configuration & Monitor Application utility appears onscreen,
make sure that “USB Dongle” is selected on the very top of the window.