3.7.5 The Control Center utility

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

Utility 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.

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.

Station Mode

Infrastructure Network Mode (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 Mode (wireless LAN adapter to other Wi-Fi device)

Linked

Not Linked

Connected to the Internet

Soft Access Point Mode

The Wireless LAN adapter is in soft access point (Soft AP) mode.

Control Center right-click menu

Right-clicking the Control Center icon displays the right-click menu. The following sections describe the right-click menu items.

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