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Good Status

A green dotted line with a padlock between the two icons indicates a good association with security.

If you are using a 3Com 11 Mbps Wireless LAN

Access Point and it is properly connected to an

Ethernet network, a network icon is shown.

If the access point is from another manufacturer, no network icon is shown.

Problem Status

If you see an X or a red line, refer to “Troubleshooting” on page 31.

A yellow X on the PC Card slot of the computer icon indicates that the operating system does not recognize the card or that no card is inserted.

A red dotted line with an X indicates that the card is installed properly, but there is no association between the computer and the access point.

An X on the cable connected to the access point indicates that the card is installed properly and there is a good association with the access point, but there is a problem with the Ethernet connection to the access point.

If you do not have an Ethernet cable connected to the access point, you can turn off the Ethernet status display. Right click the 3Com icon in the Windows system tray and clear the Show Ethernet Link Status option.

Using the 3Com WLAN You can use the 3Com WLAN Conﬁguration Utility window to customize the

Conﬁguration Utility wireless client set up after installation. If you have 3Com Administrator Utilities, you can also launch administration tools.

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Contents Mbps Wireless LAN PC Card User Guide Bayfront Plaza Santa 3Com CorporationClara, California 95052-8145Contents Windows NT Installation Without Networking Installed Introduction Introduction Product Registration and Support Page Installing the Wireless Client RequirementsDisk Factory Inserting the PC Card Software Install FilesNetworking Installed Installation withInstall Utilities Windows NT Installation Without Networking Installed onInstall CardWizard Install Utilities Using InstallationConﬁrming Xjack AntennaWlan Service Area Custom InstallationSecurity Settings Bit Shared Key Wi-Fi EncryptionBit Dynamic Security Link Authentication Installing DocumentationPage Functions of the 3Com Wlan Launcher buttons are Using the Wireless LANGood Status ExitIf you see an X or a red line, refer to Troubleshooting on Problem StatusInfo- See Viewing Conﬁguration Information on Security Settings Setting the Wireless Client ConfigurationChanging Network Network/Security tabAttach to any Wlan Service Area automatically Specify a Wlan Service AreaBit Shared Key Wi-Fi Encryption Settings Setting up Auto Bit Dynamic Security Link SettingsNetwork Connect Network Session Setting up an Ad Hoc NetworkSettings Changing PowerTrafﬁc, and Address FollowsManually set the power management PasswordChanging Your Network Trafﬁc AcceleratorViewing Wireless LAN. To view conﬁguration informationConﬁguration InformationAd Hoc Network on SymptomSolutions TroubleshootingUsing the Tools WindowCondition Description Uninstalling the Card Read the agreement and click Yes Install Files Networking Networking InstalledInstall CardWizard Install Utilities Page Services Technical SupportOnline Technical Country Telephone Number Asia, Paciﬁc Rim Europe and South Africa Country Telephone NumberLatin America North AmericaCountry Telephone Number Fax Number Numbers IndexDeﬁned 6 setting up World Wide Web WWW Regulatory Compliance Information 3COM END User Software License Agreement