User manual TRENDNET TEW-501PC

[. . . ] 16 4. 2 AP List. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 4. 3 Profile Setting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 4. 4 About. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Appendix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] You can select either Obtain an IP address automatically or Use the following IP address setting. If your choice is the second one then entering the IP address, Subnet mask, Defaultgateway and DNS. After setting these parameters appropriately, click OK to return to back menu. User's Guide 13 3. 3 Uninstall Procedure Step 1: If you want to uninstall the WLAN adapter, just simply click Start Program Wireless Network Utility Uninstall It shall uninstall all related programs. Step 2: Restart your Computer. User's Guide 14 4. Configuration Utility Wireless network adapter uses its own management software. All functions controlled by user are provided by this application. Usually this application starts automatically, or click A new icon icon from Start Menu to start the Utility application. should appear in your Icon tray if your WLAN adapter is working properly. If the icon is in red color, it means that WLAN adapter is under poor signal or the connection is unavailable. User can navigate through "sheets", by clicking tabs. "X" button will minimize window. To provide more information, click "More. . . " button. Below description explains the usage of this utility. User's Guide 15 4. 1 Link Information Connected To Network This field is used to display the current status of connection. The state shows "Connected to Network" means normal flow of operation in Infrastructure mode. A state of "Scanning" means that the node is searching for available Access Point within effective range. This field will also display an error message for some reason if the driver fails to initial. Network Type Infrastructure Mode - The driver will scan all available channels continuously until it finds one or more Access Points that match its SSID. At that point it will try and authenticate and associate with the Access Point. Peer to Peer Mode - The driver will scan for 5 seconds looking for an existing Ad Hoc network using the same SSID. Channel The current channel that be used for this WLAN adapter will be shown in this field. User's Guide 16 Encryption All encryption status will be shown in this field. Link Speed The current transmit rate will be shown in this field. Signal Strength The signal strength bar graph is only active when the node is in infrastructure mode. The bar graph displays normalized signal strength as reported by the radio, averaged over all frames over 100 bytes long that are received from the AP. Link Quality The Link Quality bar graph is only active when the node is in Infrastructure Mode. The bar graph displays the quality of the link between the node and Access Point. User's Guide 17 4. 2 AP List The Connections Tab shows current status of available APs within the network. User may select profile or ESSID from above list, click "Connect" to connect with the AP. Click "Refresh" to rescan the network, this utility with site survey function, it will detect and list all available AP's within network. User's Guide 18 4. 3 Profile Setting Profile Setting allows user to create profiles for different network environments. Click "Add" button to create new profiles. "Edit" for editing current exist profile. [. . . ] Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver. Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected. Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help. This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. [. . . ]