Installing the Gigaset USB Adapter 300
The following may be displayed in the status area of the taskbar:
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The Gigaset WLAN Adapter Monitor icon is not displayed.
ìFirst try to open it manually, see the section entitled "Opening the monitor" on page 19.
If this fails, then something went wrong during installation.
ìUninstall the software, see the section entitled "Unin- stalling the software" on page 44.
ìThen install the software again, see the section entitled "Running installation" on page 12.
The Gigaset WLAN Adapter Monitor icon is displayed in the taskbar with a grey ball above the icon:
The Gigaset WLAN Adapter Monitor is installed. The Gigaset USB Adapter 300 is not, or is not yet, correctly inserted.
ìCheck the position of the adapter.
The icon is displayed in the taskbar with a red cross above the icon:
The Gigaset WLAN Adapter Monitor is installed and active. A connection to the local network has not yet been estab- lished.
ìGo to the section entitled "Configuring the Gigaset USB Adapter 300" on page 19.
The icon is displayed in the taskbar with a green ball above the icon:
The Gigaset WLAN Adapter Monitor is installed and active. A connection to the local network has been established. The number of green bars displayed in the icon shows the connection quality.
Please refer to the section entitled "Notes on secure operation" on page 5.
Show QuickInfo for the connection
If you point the mouse over the icon in the taskbar, you will see a small window that displays the connection properties.
The following properties are shown:
uSSID (Service Set Identifier) in the Connection line u The transmission rate (in Mbps) in the Speed line
u The transmission quality (in %) in the Link quality line
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