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Chapter 4 Mac OS X
4. 3. Management
TP-LINK Utility provides you with an easy way to manage various connection settings
of your Wi-Fi network. It includes the following sections:
Link Status - View the information of the current Wi-Fi network connection and of the
adapter.
Profile - Save or manage various Wi-Fi network connection settings.
About - View the utility version and the driver version of your adapter.
Open TP-LINK Utility and click the Link Status or Profile tab to manage the corresponding
section of your adapter.
4. 3. 1. Link Status
You can view the current channel, the link quality and signal strength of the Wi-Fi
network, and other information of the link status as shown in the following figure.
4. 3. 2. Profile
The Profile screen lets you save and manage different Wi-Fi network connection settings
as profiles so that you can quickly and simply connect to your network. Moreover, you
can join a hidden Wi-Fi network that does not broadcast its SSID by adding a profile,
provided that you know its wireless settings, such as SSID, security type, and encryption