Statistics Description; About Section - NETGEAR WAB501 User Manual

This table describes the options available from the Statistics section:
Statistics Description
Transmit/Receive
Displays the maximum and current Tx/Rx (Kbits/sec) performance statistics.
Performance
Transmit/Receive Monitors the Tx/Rx of the Kbits or packet statistics.
Statistics

About Section

The About section of the Configuration Utility dialog box shows the regulatory domain: FCC
for US, ETSI for Europe; the MAC address and the release information of both the device
driver for the Wireless PC Card and the Wireless Configuration Utility software.
Click OK to continue, or select another tab.
Adapter Properties (Device Manager) Configuration
Note: This section is provided for advanced users, such as System Administrators and Network
Administrators.
Changing Adapter Properties
Earlier in this chapter, instructions have been provided to guide you through using the NETGEAR
WAB501 802.11a/b Configuration Utility. However, you may also configure the WAB501
Wireless PC Card using the Adapter Properties or Device Manager screens, as displayed below.
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1. From the Windows desktop, right-click My Computer.
2. Click Properties.
3. Open Device Manager:
Windows 98/ME users – Select the Device Manager folder tab.
Windows 2000/XP users – Select the Hardware folder tab, and click on the Device
Manager button.
4. Double-click Network Adapters, then double-click NETGEAR WAB501 802.11a/b
Wireless Adapter, as shown here:
5. Select the Settings folder tab, as shown here:
6. Click the Modify button to display a number of configurable parameters. Make your
selections and click OK to save your changes.
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