Section Two; Wireless Utility And Configuration; Windows 98/Me/2000 Wireless Utility - Foxconn J27H010 User Manual

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Section Two:

Wireless Utility and Configuration

The following sections describe the Wireless Network Configuration Utility. This utility provides quick access and
friendly interface to configure the card setup.

2-1 Windows 98/ME/2000 Wireless Utility

After installation is completed, a Wireless LAN Utility icon will appear in Desktop screen. Click it, then you will
see the screen below. If you cannot find the icon, you can select "Start" ->"Program"->"Wireless LAN
Configuration Utility" Icon.
Card Status
You can see the AP information that your card connected to. In this page you also can find Firmware Version,
MAC Address and Frequency Domain.
ESSID: An acronym for Extended Service Set Identifier, ESSID is the unique name shared among all clients
and Access Points in a wireless network. The ESSID must be identical for all clients or Access Points
participating in the same network. The ESSID is case sensitive and must not exceed 32 characters. Press
'Rescan' it will scan the specific ESSID that your profile set. If your profile set the ESSID to be ANY, then while
you press 'Rescan', it will scan AP in the nearby area and choose the stronger one. From Link Quality and
Signal Strength, you can tell the wireless transmission quality.

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