AWU254
54M Wireless USB Adapter User Guide
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Chapter 3: Configuration
The AZiO AWU254 USB Wireless Adapter can be configured through its utility program.
This section describes how to configure your USB Wireless Adapter for wireless
connectivity on your Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) and use the data security
encryption features.
After the Adapter's driver and utility has been installed, the adapter’s tray icon,
or
, will appear in your system tray. This means the utility is running on your system. If
the utility does not run, you can run the utility by clicking: Start> Program> AZiO>
AWU254 WIRELESS UTILITY> AWU254 Wireless Utility. If the icon still does not
appear, the driver or utility may be installed incorrectly or the adapter is not connected,
please try again.
Icon
means the connection has been established. Icon
means there is no
connection/signal.
Double-click the
icon and the configuration screen of the utility will appear. You can
also run the utility by clicking: Start> Program> AZiO> AWU254 WIRELESS
UTILITY> AWU254 Wireless Utility. The utility provides a complete and easy to use
set of tools to:
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Display current status information
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Edit and add configured profiles
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Display current diagnostics information
The section below introduces the above capabilities.
Note: If your OS is Windows XP, you can use Windows XP to configure the wireless
network settings. (To use this function, you must update the OS with SP1 or higher).
If you want to use Windows XP to configure wireless network settings, just exit the utility.
Right-click the icon
at the bottom of the screen, and click Exit to exit the utility.
3.1 Profile
Click the Profile tab of the utility and the Profile screen will appear, figure 3-1. The
Profile screen provides tools to:
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Add a Profile
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Delete a profile
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Edit a profile
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Activate a profile
