Harmony House 802.11a manual Configuration Utility, Association Information

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Right-click the icon to view configuration options for the Status Monitor:

•Select Run 802.11a Configuration Utility from the drop-down menu to launch the 802.11a Configuration Utility. Double-clicking the icon also launches the utility.

•Select Disable Device Radio to turn off the adapter’s radio. You should disable the radio if you intend to use an 802.11a-equipped laptop on an airplane. A check mark appears next to this option when the radio is disabled. Select this option again to enable a disabled radio.

•Select Remove Status Monitor From Task Bar to close the Status Monitor.

Configuration Utility

The Harmony Utility includes several tools for diagnostic and configuration purposes. Each of the utility’s screens is described below. For additional information about the Harmony Utility, click Help on any screen to view on-line Help documentation.

Association Information

The Association Information screen, shown in the example on the next page, displays information about the adapter’s connection with the 802.11a network.

The Association Information screen reports the following statistics:

•Association State: This field reports if the adapter is communicating with an Access Point (AP) or Ad Hoc network. When communicating with an AP, this field reports “ASSOCIATED AP” and displays the AP’s physical address. When commu- nicating with an Ad Hoc network, this field displays “JOINED AD HOC MODE.” If no AP or Ad Hoc network is found, this field displays “NOT JOINED.”

•Station Address: This field displays the adapter’s physical address (also known as MAC address). This address is configured at the factory.

•Channel (Freq): This field displays the current Channel and center frequency that the adapter is using. See “Channel” on page 30 for details.

•Harmony Security: Reports the status of the Harmony Security Protocol: “Dis- abled,” “Enabled,” “Not Authenticated,” “User Not Logged In,” “User Associ- ated,” and “User is using Unique Encryption Key” (with time of login). The Harmony Security Protocol only supports Infrastructure mode; if a client is in Ad Hoc mode, this field reports: “Harmony Security does not support Ad Hoc Mode.” This field is not visible on computers running Windows NT or Windows 2000 Server.