Asus 54Mbps manual Control Center icons

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3.1 Control Center

The Control Center utility is a management software that launches applications and configures network settings. The Control Center starts

automatically when the system boots and displays the Control Center icon in the Windows® taskbar. The Control Center icon serves as an application launcher, and indicator of signal quality and Internet connection.

3.1.1 Control Center icons

The Control Center icon indicates the quality of link to the access point and connection to the Internet. Refer to the table below for icon indications.

Infrastructure network (wireless LAN adapter to an access point)

Excellent link quality and

Excellent link quality but not

connected to the Internet

connected to the Internet

 

 

Good link quality and

Good link quality but not

connected to the Internet

connected to the Internet

 

 

Fair link quality and

Fair link quality but not

connected to the Internet

connected to the Internet

 

 

Poor link quality but

Poor link quality and not

connected to the Internet

connected to the Internet

 

 

Not linked but connected

Not linked and not

to the Internet

connected to the Internet

 

 

Ad-hoc network (wireless LAN adapter to other Wi-Fi device)

Linked

Not Linked

Connected to the Internet

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Chapter 3: Software support

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Contents 54Mbps USB Wireless LAN Adapter WL-167g User Guide Control Number E1684 Manual Version July Copyright 2004 ASUSTeK Computer INC. All Rights ReservedContents Troubleshooting Federal Communications Commission Statement Safety statements Safety InformationRegulatory Information/Disclaimers MPE StatementVii FCC Radio Frequency ExposureRF Exposure Conventions used in this guide About this guideHow this guide is organized WL-167g specification summary Page Chapter Welcome Package contentsFeatures LED indicators Asus WL-167g USB wireless LAN adapterInfrastructure network Network setupAd-hoc network Installation Installation procedures Installing the device drivers and utilitiesSystem requirements Insert the support CD to the optical driveInstalling the device Control CenterInstallation Software support Control Center Control Center iconsClick OK Control Center right-click menuControl Center left-click menu Status tab Wireless SettingsStatus IP Config tab Connection tabPing tab Click the Clear button to clear the session fieldConfiguration Basic tabEncryption tab Two ways to assign WEP keysSite Survey Table of Icon Indications About Wireless SettingsLink State Command icons Other right-click optionsAbout Control Center Mobile Manager To launch the Mobile Manager utilityEdit menu File menuMobilize menu View menu Creating a new configurationTo create a new configuration Software support Asus WL-167g USB wireless LAN adapter Use this window to set the proxy server and printer sharing Editing a configuration General settingsNetwork settings -Wireless tab To edit a configurationTCP/IP settings-IP Address tab Network settings -Identification tabTCP/IP settings-Device tab TCP/IP settings-Gateway tab TCP/IP settings-DNS tabTCP/IP settings-WINS tab Internet settingsSharing settings Command buttonsSite Monitor Launching Site MonitorSite Monitor main window To launch the Site MonitorMonitoring a connection Troubleshooting Troubleshooting Cannot connect to an Access Point Wireless LAN deviceCannot connect to Another station with aAlways have poor link quality and low signal When I remove Computer runningTroubleshooting