Using The Belkin Wireless Lan Monitor Utility - Belkin F5D6050 User Manual

Using the Belkin Wireless LAN Monitor Utility

To run the Belkin Wireless LAN Monitor Utility, click on the Hard Drive. Click on the Applications Folder and select
Wireless LAN Configuration. When you launch the Belkin Wireless NIC Configuration Utilty (the Utility), you will be
presented with the screen below.
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The General Tab
(a) Network Name
The Network Name is the wireless network name. This field shows the current SSID with which the Adapter is associated.
The default (factory) setting is "ANY" which will cause the Adapter to automatically look for any wireless network in the
area. To connect to a specific wireless network, you can manually enter the SSID of the known wireless network. Note
that the SSID is case-sensitive, so, capital letters do make a difference. To change the SSID, click in the Network SSID
field, type the SSID you want, then click "Apply".
(b) Operating Mode
Shows the current wireless mode the Adapter is operating in. There are two operating modes: Infrastructure and Peer-to-
Peer. Infrastructure is the most common mode to operate in and is the factory default setting. Use Infrastructure mode
when connecting your PC to a Wireless Access Point or to a Wireless Router. Peer-to-Peer mode is used to connect two or
more computers together without the use of an Access Point or Wireless Router. To change the mode, click the up/down
arrow next to the network mode field. Select the mode you wish to use, then click "Apply".
(c) Channel
Shows the current channel the Adapter is operating on. When operating in Infrastructure mode, the channel is set
automatically by the Access Point or Wireless Router that the Adapter is connected to. You cannot change the channels in
Access Point mode. In Peer-to-Peer mode, the channel can be set manually. For more information about operating in
Peer-to-Peer mode, see Operating in Peer-to-Peer mode.
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