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Using the Broadcom Wireless Utility: Broadcom AirForce™ 54g™ and Intensi-fi™ Wireless Network Adapter User Guide

Site Monitor 

Basic Site Monitor 

On the Site Monitor tab, the basic Site Monitor displays information about 

wireless routers/APs 

and 

ad hoc 

networks 

that are within range. To sort the list, click the column heading that shows the characteristic you 

want to sort by. For example, to sort by signal strength, click 

Signal

 . 

To view information about a particular wireless router/AP or ad hoc network, click anywhere in the row that 

lists the wireless router/AP or ad hoc network. The network information is shown under Selected Network. 

To view or change the network connection settings for a particular wireless router/AP or ad hoc network, 

right-click anywhere in the row that lists the wireless router/AP or ad hoc network, and then click 

Edit

—if 

you have not yet created a network connection profile for that particular wireless router/AP or ad hoc 

network and want to do so, click 

Add

 . 

To see the information elements for a listed AP or ad hoc network, right-click anywhere in the row that lists 

the AP or ad hoc network, and then click 

Show Information Elements

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Summary of Contents for WLL6190D25

Page 1: ...LL6190D25 802 11g 802 11n WLAN PCI E Mini Card detects certain wireless networks that are information you obtained from your network administrator WEP is a security protocol for wireless local area networks defined in the IEEE 802 11g standard that encrypts data sent over radio waves The use of the WEP key is optional and can be enabled or disabled If the network you are connecting to has enabled ...

Page 2: ...Back to top ...

Page 3: ...ion details about your wireless network adapter Information tab Manually add or delete trusted servers and enable the manual acceptance or rejection of auto provisioning and A ID group changes Wireless Networks tab Manually import EAP FAST PACs Wireless Networks tab In the utility you can open Wireless Network Wizard to connect to a basic network or create an ad hoc network or you can open the Wir...

Page 4: ...adio Disable Enable Radio Show or hide the utility icon in the notification area Choose which type of network to access Lock or unlock a preferred network connection profile Save your wireless network connection profiles as a WPN file Import a WPN file Manually add or delete trusted servers and enable the manual acceptance or rejection of auto provisioning and A ID group changes Manually import EA...

Page 5: ...d then click Lock or Unlock as appropriate NOTE You must have system or administrator rights to be able to lock or unlock a profile To save your wireless network connection profiles to a WPN file click the Options arrow and then click Export see Saving Preferred Network Connection Settings to a File in Connecting to an Advanced Network Using the Broadcom Wireless Utility To import a WPN file click...

Page 6: ...or rejection of auto provisioning and A ID group changes or import or delete PACS as described in the following instructions In general you should use the default settings Therefore check with the network administrator before you make any changes To manually add a trusted server to the trust list 1 Open Broadcom Wireless Utility 2 From the Wireless Networks tab click Options point to Cisco Compati...

Page 7: ...ed Access Credential PAC only once To import or remove an EAP FAST PAC 1 Open Broadcom Wireless Utility 2 From the Wireless Networks tab click Options point to Cisco Compatible Extensions and then click Manage PACs 3 To import a PAC in Protected Access Credentials click Add and then follow the on screen instructions NOTE The PAC is password protected so you must know the password to be able to imp...

Page 8: ...n for details To view the network name SSID speed signal strength rating connection status and the client IP address of the network connection move your mouse pointer over the utility icon NOTE On computers running Windows XP you also can view the SSID speed signal strength rating and connection status by moving your mouse pointer over the Windows Wireless Network Connection icon in the notificati...

Page 9: ...uses and suggested action The radio is disabled or switched off See Troubleshooting for suggested action Statistics On the Statistics tab under Current the following current statistics are shown Network name SSID Connection time Packets sent Packets received Sent packets lost Received packets lost Total packets lost Under Accumulated the following accumulated statistics are shown Packets sent Pack...

Page 10: ...ow that lists the wireless router AP or ad hoc network The network information is shown under Selected Network To view or change the network connection settings for a particular wireless router AP or ad hoc network right click anywhere in the row that lists the wireless router AP or ad hoc network and then click Edit if you have not yet created a network connection profile for that particular wire...

Page 11: ...e not currently connected The symbols under AP Band indicate IEEE 802 11b IEEE 802 11g or IEEE 802 11n operation To see more detailed information about a particular wireless router AP or ad hoc network click anywhere in the row that lists the wireless router AP or ad hoc network and then click Advanced Advanced Site Monitor To save the activity log to a file click the Options arrow and then click ...

Page 12: ...ind To reset the site monitor to the broadcasting networks click Clear Diagnostics On the Diagnostics tab you can run a number of tests to determine if your wireless network adapter is functioning properly Select the tests you want to run and then click Run For information about an individual test look under Information before you click Run To see the test results look under Information after you ...

Page 13: ...ng used Driver status Supplicant status New wireless device available Initializing wireless state machine Wireless utility is managing this adapter Wireless utility is not managing this adapter If your Broadcom 802 11 Network Adapter fails any of the diagnostics tests go to http www broadcom com for technical support Information file P User 20Manuals WLANCard UM302_LaLa HTML utility htm 11 of 12 4...

Page 14: ...Network Connection Settings component is intended for use by advanced users or network administrators You can use Wireless Network Connection Settings to create a connection profile for an advanced infrastructure network a basic infrastructure network or an ad hoc network see Connecting to an Advanced Network Using the Broadcom Wireless Utility Back to Contents Page file P User 20Manuals WLANCard ...

Page 15: ...particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on ...

Page 16: ...e FCC ID can not be used on the final product In these circumstances the OEM integrator will be responsible for re evaluating the end product including the transmitter and obtaining a separate FCC authorization End Product Labeling This transmitter module is authorized only for use in device where the antenna may be installed such that 20 cm may be maintained between the antenna and users The fina...

Page 17: ... d exposition aux radiations Cet équipement est conforme aux limites d exposition aux rayonnements IC établies pour un environnement non contrôlé Cet équipement doit être installé et utilisé avec un minimum de 20 cm de distance entre la source de rayonnement et votre corps This device is intended only for OEM integrators under the following conditions For module device use 1 The antenna must be in...

Page 18: ...utorisation du Canada n est plus considéré comme valide et l ID IC ne peut pas être utilisé sur le produit final Dans ces circonstances l intégrateur OEM sera chargé de réévaluer le produit final y compris l émetteur et l obtention d une autorisation distincte au Canada End Product Labeling This transmitter module is authorized only for use in device where the antenna may be installed such that 20...

Page 19: ... users the antenna type and its gain should be so chosen that the equivalent isotropically radiated power e i r p is not more than that necessary for successful communication This radio transmitter IC 1353A WLL6190D25 Model WLL6190D25 has been approved by Industry Canada to operate with the antenna types listed below with the maximum permissible gain and required antenna impedance for each antenna...

Page 20: ...tionner avec les types d antenne énumérés ci dessous et ayant un gain admissible maximal et l impédance requise pour chaque type d antenne Les types d antenne non inclus dans cette liste ou dont le gain est supérieur au gain maximal indiqué sont strictement interdits pour l exploitation de l émetteur Approved antenna s list Type Gain Brand Manufacturer Dipole 2dBi KINSUN KINSUN PIFA 2dBi N A N A ...

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