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54Mbps 802.11g Wireless LAN Card
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Accessing Broadcom Wireless Configuration Utility
You can access the Broadcom Wireless Configuration Utility by any of the following methods:
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Double-click the Broadcom Wireless Utility icon on the system tray and then click Advanced .
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Right-click the tray icon and select Open Utility from its context menu.
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Under Control Panel , double-click the Broadcom Wireless Utility icon.
The Broadcom Wireless Configuration Utility screen pops up with six available tabs: Wireless Network , Link Status , Statistics , Site Monitor ,
Diagnostics and Information . Please see the appropriate section which describes each tab item.
Notice When Assessing Broadcom Utility under Windows XP
Aside from using Broadcom Wireless Configuration Utility for wireless network configuration, Windows XP includes a Wireless Network
Connection utility to configure your wireless adapter. By default, your wireless adapter is controlled by Windows XP-included wireless utility.
You can choose to configure your wireless network via either the Broadcom Wireless Configuration Utility or Windows XP-included wireless utility.
Using Broadcom Wireless Configuration Utility
To use Broadcom Wireless Configuration Utility for configuration purpose, you should disable the Windows XP-included wireless utility by these
steps:
1. Double-click the Broadcom wireless icon on system tray and click the Wireless Networks tab.
Or double-click the Windows wireless icon and then click Advanced (or Properties ) > Wireless Networks .
2. On the Wireless Networks tab, uncheck the Use Windows to configure my wireless network settings box and click OK . This will restore the
Wireless Networks tab in Broadcom Wireless Configuration Utility .
Windows wireless icon
Broadcom wireless icon