Using the Wlan Monitor for Windows 98SE, Me

Figure 7-1

Instant Wireless® Series

3.The screen in Figure 6- 5 will appear. Enter the WEP key of your wire- less network in the Network key field, and re-enter it in the Confirm network key field. Click the Connect button.

Figure 6-5

4.The screen in Figure 6-6 will appear if your connection is active.

Figure 6-6

For more information about WEP, refer to your access point’s documentation, or visit www.linksys.com.

For more information about wireless networking on a Windows XP computer, enter the keyword wireless in the Windows XP search engine.

Congratulations!

Your notebook is now connected to your wireless network.

Wireless-B Notebook Adapter

Chapter 7: Using the WLAN Monitor for Windows 98SE, Me, and 2000

Overview

Use the WLAN Monitor to check the link information, search for available wireless networks, or create profiles that hold different configuration settings.

Accessing the WLAN Monitor

After installing the Adapter, its WLAN Monitor icon will appear in your sys- tem tray. Double-click the icon (see Figure 7-1).

The Link Information screen, shown in Figure 7-2, will appear. From this screen, you can find out how strong the current wire- less signal is and how good the connection’s quality is. You can

also click the More Information button to view additional status information about the current wireless connection. To search for available wireless net- works, click the Site Survey tab. To perform configuration changes, click the Profiles tab.

Figure 7-2