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Section Two:
Wireless Utility and Configuration
The following sections describe the Wireless Network Configuration Utility. This utility provides quick access and
friendly interface to configure the card setup.
2-1 Windows 98/ME/2000 Wireless Utility
After installation is completed, a Wireless LAN Utility icon will appear in Desktop screen. Click it, then you will
see the screen below. If you cannot find the icon, you can select
“
Start
”
->
”
Program
”
->
”
Wireless LAN
Configuration Utility
”
Icon.
Card Status
You can see the AP information that your card connected to. In this page you also can find Firmware Version,
MAC Address and Frequency Domain.
ESSID:
An acronym for Extended Service Set Identifier, ESSID is the unique name shared among all clients
and Access Points in a wireless network. The ESSID must be identical for all clients or Access Points
participating in the same network. The ESSID is case sensitive and must not exceed 32 characters. Press
‘
Rescan
’
it will scan the specific ESSID that your profile set. If your profile set the ESSID to be ANY, then while
you press
‘
Rescan
’
, it will scan AP in the nearby area and choose the stronger one. From Link Quality and
Signal Strength, you can tell the wireless transmission quality.
