Cisco Systems WUSB54GC manual Chapter Configuration, How to Access the Wireless Manager

Chapter 3

Advanced Configuration

Chapter 3:

Configuration

The Linksys Wireless Manager is used to configure the Adapter. The Wireless Manager lets you search for available wireless networks, establish or terminate a connection with a wireless network, and save a wireless network’s settings.

How to Access the Wireless Manager

After you have installed the Adapter, the Linksys Wireless Manager icon appears in the system tray of your computer. If the Adapter is connected to a wireless network, the icon will have green bars (the exact number of green bars varies depending on the network’s signal strength). If the Adapter is not connected to a wireless network, the icon will have gray bars with a red X.

Linksys Wireless Manager Icon—

Connected to a Wireless Network

Linksys Wireless Manager Icon—

Not Connected to a Wireless Network

To open the Wireless Manager, click the icon, and then select View Wireless Networks... from the pop-up menu. (To skip the pop-up menu, double-click the icon instead.)

To close the Wireless Manager, click the icon, then select Close from the pop-up menu.

Wireless Manager Icon Pop-up Menu

How to Use the Wireless Manager

The Wireless Manager opens with the Connect to a Wireless Network screen. This screen allows you to connect to a wireless network, or to disconnect from a wireless network.

When the Connect to a Wireless Network screen first appears, it displays a message indicating that the Wireless Manager is searching for wireless networks within range. When the search is complete, the screen then displays the available wireless networks within range.

Connect to a Wireless Network—Searching for Wireless Networks

Connect to a Wireless Network—Available Wireless Networks

The list of available wireless networks provides the following information about each network:

•• Network name. The network’s unique name or SSID.

•• Connection status. The word Connected appears if the Adapter is connected to the network.

•• Wi-Fi Protected Setup support. The icon appears if the network supports Wi-Fi Protected Setup.

NOTE: The Adapter supports Wi-Fi Protected Setup, a feature that makes it easy to set up a wireless network. For information on this feature, go to How to Connect Using Wi-Fi Protected Setup, page 8.

•• Security. The icon appears if the network uses wireless security. The security type (WEP, WPA, etc.) is listed below the network name.

•• Network signal strength. The green bars in the icon indicate the network’s signal strength; is the strongest level and is the weakest level.

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