3 Chapter Reference Software

Chapter 3 - Software Reference

ASUS Wireless Settings Utility

Wireless Settings is an application for managing the WLAN Card. Use Wireless Settings to view or modify the configuration settings, or to monitor the operational status of your WLAN Card. When Wireless Settings is launched, you can see the tabbed property sheets which categorize the configuration options into groups.

Starting Wireless Settings

•Open the Windows Control Panel, then double-click the ASUS WLAN Card Settings icon.

or

•Click the Windows Start button, select Programs ASUS Utility WLAN Card Wireless Settings.

or

•Right-click the Control Center icon on the Windows taskbar and select Wireless Settings.

NOTE: If you have more than one ASUS WLAN device installed on your computer, you may see a device selection window when you launch the “ Wireless Settings” utility. Select the device you want when such situation occurs.

Status - Status

You can view the information about the WLAN Card from the Status menu. The status fields are blank if the WLAN Card is not installed. You can turn off the WLAN Card by clicking the “ Disable Radio” button.

Association State

Displays the connection status as follows:

Connected - The card is now associated with one wireless LAN device. When operating in Infrastructure mode, this field shows the MAC address of the access point with which the WLAN Card is communicating. When operating in Ad Hoc mode, this field shows the virtual MAC address used by computers participating in the Ad Hoc network.

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ASUS WLAN Card