Chapter 3 - Software Reference

Software Reference

ASUS WLAN Control Center

ASUS WLAN Control Center is an application which makes it easier to launch WLAN applications and activate network location settings. The WLAN Control Center starts automatically when the system boots up. When WLAN Control Center is running, you can see a Control Center icon on the Windows taskbar.

Launching the ASUS WLAN Control Center

To launch the ASUS WLAN Control center, do any of the following:

•Select ASUS WLAN Control Center from Windows Start menu.

•Double-click the ASUS WLAN Control Center icon on the Windows desktop.

Using the Control Center

The Control Center taskbar icon displays the following information:

•Link���� quality������� of�� the��� Network������� adapter������� (Excellent,����������� Good,����� Fair,����� �����Poor, ���Not �������Linked)

•Whether������� the��� Network����� adapter is connected to a network (Blue: Connected,

Gray: Not Connected)

Taskbar Icon and Status

Wireless Status Icons (on the taskbar)

Excellent link quality and connected to Internet (Infrastructure) Good link quality and connected to Internet (Infrastructure) Fair link quality and connected to Internet (Infrastructure) Poor link quality and connected to Internet (Infrastructure) Not linked but connected to Internet (Infrastructure)

Excellent link quality but not connected to Internet (Infrastructure) Good link quality but not connected to Internet (Infrastructure) Fair link quality but not connected to Internet (Infrastructure)

Poor link quality but not connected to Internet (Infrastructure) Not linked and not connected to Internet (Infrastructure)

Chapter 3 Software Reference

ASUS Network adapter

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