Navigating In The Wireless Utility - Sony Ericsson Wireless Manager 4.0 User Manual

Note:
If Windows XP is your operating system, the Windows XP user interface is enabled by default.
To use the Sony Ericsson Wireless Utility, you must enable it.
If you are using Windows 2000, you must use the Sony Ericsson Wireless Utility.
To enable the Sony Ericsson Wireless Utility
1. Open the Sony Ericsson Wireless Utility.
2. On the Wireless Networks tab, select the Let this tool manage your wireless settings check box.
3. Click OK.

Navigating in the Wireless Utility

The following tabs are displayed in the Wireless Utility:
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52 Using the Sony Ericsson Wireless Utility
Wireless Networks
Use this tab to view and manage your connections to the wireless LANs. For instructions
on how to configure your wireless network connection using Sony Ericsson Wireless Utility,
see Creating a wireless LAN connection on page 55.
Link Status
Use this tab to view your wireless LAN connection information. The Signal panel on this tab
provides advanced information (signal strength and noise level) about the access point signal
that is detected by your Sony Ericsson 802.11 Wireless LAN Adapter.
The Connection panel provides information about your connection, including the location
setting, which is represented by a two-character country code.
Statistics
Use this tab to view current and accumulated wireless LAN transmission activity information.
Site Monitor
Use this tab to view broadcasting wireless networks that are within range of the wireless LAN
adapter on your PC card. Network properties such as the channel on which the network is
operating, the strength of the received signal, and the type of security are displayed for each
network.
Note:
Use of Site Monitor may degrade performance of the IEEE 802.11 network while Site Monitor
is in use.
Diagnostics
Use this tab to run a diagnostic tests against the wireless LAN adapter on your PC card
to verify its operational and functional status.
Information
Use this tab to view important information about your Sony Ericsson Wireless Utility
and your wireless LAN adapter.