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Chapter 3 Configuration Utility
The configuration utility is a powerful application that helps you configure the Wireless LAN Adapter
and monitor the link status and the statistics during the communication process.
After configuration utility installation finished, the configuration utility will automatically start. You can
find the icon
in the system tray, please double click the icon to make further configuration. When
you are in Windows XP/Server 2003, you may see the dialog box as below. Please click
“
OK
”
.
Then you will see the configuration utility main screen. In order to use this utility to configure WL-3553,
please clear the
“
Windows Zero Config
”
option in the bottom of the screen. Windows XP and Server
2003 have provided a wireless configuration program for users to configure their wireless card without
install manufacturer
’
s utility. When wireless card installed, this program will auto start. If you want to use
our configuration utility to configure WL-3553, you have to disable the Windows built-in wireless
program (Windows Zero Config Service) firstly. Then you can use our utility to configure.
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Refresh:
When you install two WL-3553s in your PC, you just need to install the utility once. If
you cannot see those cards, please click
“
Refresh
”
.
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Modes:
WL-3553 has support Station Mode and Access Point Mode. Pleaser refers to
Chapter 4
Station Mode
and
Chapter 5 Access Point Mode
to know the detail settings.
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View:
This option is use to enable/disable Status Bar.
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Help:
This will show you the configuration utility version.
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Show Tray Icon:
If you don
’
t want to see the icon
in system tray, you may clear this option.
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Radio Off: When enable, WL-3553 will stop working.
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Windows Zero Config:
Enable/disable Windows Zero Config Service.
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Close:
Close configure screen. When click the icon in system tray, this screen will appear again.
