Chapter 4 Configure By Wireless Utility; Use The Wireless Lan Utility - ActionTec 802AIN User Manual

Chapter 4 Configure by Wireless LAN Utility
This chapter provides more detail introduce for using the utility to configure the wireless adapter.
4.1 Use the 802.11n Wireless LAN Utility
The WLAN Utility enables you to make configuration changes and perform user-level diagnostics
on your IEEE802.11n Wireless LAN USB Adapter in the Windows Vista/XP/2000 operating
system environments. The WLAN Utility consists of window with 5 items for you to monitor and
configure the IEEE802.11n Wireless LAN USB Adapter: Connection, profiles, Link Test, Site
Survey and About.
Connection
The Connection item allows you to monitor the current status and quality of your connection to
the wireless network. When you click on this tab, the following screen will display.
Status: Shows the MAC address and the network type of Profile with which you are associated.
SSID: The SSID is the unique ID used by Access Points and stations to identify a wireless LAN.
Wireless clients associating to any Access Point must have the same SSID. The default setting is
ANY, which allows your Wireless USB Adapter to automatically associate to any Access Point
(Infrastructure mode) in the vicinity of your wireless adapter. The SSID can be set up to 32
characters and is case sensitive.
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