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3.6.5 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 an 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 |
Linked
Not Linked
Connected to the Internet
Soft Access Point Mode
Wireless LAN adapter is in soft access point (Soft AP) mode.
Control Center right-click menu
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