Asus Wireless Settings Utility; Status - Status - Asus USB-N13 User Manual

ASUS Wireless Settings Utility

Wireless Settings is an application for managing the network adapter. Use Wireless
Settings to view or modify the configuration settings, or to monitor the operational
status of your network adapter. When Wireless Settings is launched, you can see the
tabbed property sheets which categorize the configuration options into groups.
Launching Wireless Settings
To launch Wireless Settings, do any of the following:
• Click Start > All Programs > ASUS Utility > WLAN card > Wireless Settings.
• From the Windows taskbar, right-click the Control Center icon and select
Wireless Settings.
NOTE: If you have more than one ASUS WLAN device installed on your
computer, you may see a device selection window when you launch the
"Wireless Settings" utility. Select the device you want when such
situation occurs.

Status - Status

You can view the information about the Network adapter from the Status menu.
The status fields are blank if the network adapter is not installed. Click Disable
Radio to turn off the network adapter.
Association State: Displays the connection status as follows:
Connected: The adapter is now associated with one wireless LAN device.
When operating in Infrastructure mode, this field shows the MAC address of the
access point that the network adapter is communicating with. When operating
in Ad Hoc mode, this field shows the virtual MAC address used by computers
participating in the Ad Hoc network.
Scanning... : The station is trying to authenticate and associate with an access
point or Ad Hoc node.
Disconnected: The Network adapter is installed to the system, but not yet
connected to a wireless device.
SSID: Displays the Service Set Identifier (SSID) of the device that the adapter is
either associated or intending to join.
MAC address: Shows the hardware address of the Network adapter. MAC address
is a unique identifier for networking devices (typically written as twelve hexadecimal
digits from 0 through 9 and A through F separated by colons, i.e. 00:E0:18:F0:05:
C0).
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