Adapter Properties

#" Launch Instantwave Utility on startup automatically starts the utility at each system boot.

#" Show icon on the Taskbar displays an icon on the taskbar (Figure 14).

Figure 14. Taskbar icon

The color of the icon indicates the wireless adapter’s current status:

Color

Status

Red

Signal quality is poor, or the adapter

 

or the driver is not working properly

Yellow

Signal quality is fair

 

 

Green

Signal quality is good

 

 

#" Pop-up message dialog is used to display a warning message in case of abnormal conditions.

#" Play sound is used to generate an alert sound in case of abnormal conditions.

You can also right-click the taskbar icon to open a pop-up menu for fast access to the utility program, utility preferences, and help.

Adapter Properties

Click the Adapter Properties icon on the InstantWave toolbar to open the Adapter

Properties window (Figure 15).allows the user to view the adapter properties, and to change the configuration of the station’s wireless interface.

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