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

To disable the radio, clear the 

Enable radio

 check box. To enable the radio, select the 

Enable radio

 

check box. 

To hide the utility icon 

, clear the 

Show utility icon

 check box. To show the icon, select the 

Show 

utility icon

 check box. 

To choose the type of network to access, click the 

Options

 arrow, and then click 

Advanced

To lock or unlock a preferred network connection profile, right-click anywhere in the row that lists the 

network name, and 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 the 

Options

 arrow, and then click 

Import

 (see "

Importing a Preferred Network 

Connection Profiles File

" in "Connecting to an Advanced Network Using the Broadcom Wireless Utility."

Click 

Apply

 or 

OK

 after you change any of the settings for the change to take effect. 

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Summary of Contents for BCM943142HM

Page 1: ...r Things you should know When you start your computer your Broadcom BCM943142HM card detects certain wireless networks that are within range Before you can connect to these and other wireless networks...

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Page 3: ...on 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...

Page 4: ...dio 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...

Page 5: ...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...

Page 6: ...r 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 netw...

Page 7: ...d 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 clic...

Page 8: ...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 comp...

Page 9: ...ses 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 Networ...

Page 10: ...w 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 a...

Page 11: ...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...

Page 12: ...nd 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 prop...

Page 13: ...g 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...

Page 14: ...ation Wireless Network Connection Settings The Wireless Network Connection Settings component is intended for use by advanced users or network administrators You can use Wireless Network Connection Se...

Page 15: ...at the Bluetooth USB Module is properly inserted inside your computer If you started at Step 1 Installing the Software The Found New Hardware Wizard detects and installs the device When the installati...

Page 16: ...vices Link Key An internally generated unique security key based on a Passkey the Bluetooth Device Address and an internally generated random number that is exchanged by paired devices as proof of ide...

Page 17: ...Regulatory Statements for BCM943142HM Please refer to Broadcom OEM installation guide...

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