Acer IEEE 802.11b Wireless USB Adapter manual IEEE802.11b USB Wlan Utility

3.3 IEEE802.11b USB WLAN Utility

IEEE802.11b USB WLAN Adapter has its own management software, named IEEE802.11b USB WLAN Utility, and users can control all functions provided with it. The Utility icon will appear in the taskbar by clicking the IEEE802.11b USB WLAN Utility shortcut on your desktop. The Utility screen includes six tabs: Monitor, Statistics, Site Survey, Encryption, Advanced, and Version.

In Ad Hoc mode, in one workgroup, the Channel and SSID of each station must be the same—therefore they can communicate with each other within the local LAN properly. Moreover, all connected computers should have the same net ID and subnet ID. You can follow the procedure below to check whether you have set the same net ID and subnet ID with other stations in the workgroup:

1.Right-click on the Network Neighborhood on your desktop and then click on “Properties”.

2.In Configuration, click on “TCP/IP -> IEEE802.11b USB WLAN Adapter” and then click on “Properties”.

3.Click on “IP Address”.

4.Click on “Specify an IP Address” and make sure the net ID and subnet ID of all the connected computers being the same.

To open IEEE802.11b Utility, please double click the icon in the taskbar.

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