User manual ASUS E1489 T2-P

[. . . ] ® Terminator 2 Barebone System Model T2-P MODE User Guide E1489 Revised Edition V2 December 2003 Copyright © 2003 ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. No part of this manual, including the products and software described in it, may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, or translated into any language in any form or by any means, except documentation kept by the purchaser for backup purposes, without the express written permission of ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. Product warranty or service will not be extended if: (1) the product is repaired, modified or altered, unless such repair, modification of alteration is authorized in writing by ASUS; or (2) the serial number of the product is defaced or missing. ASUS PROVIDES THIS MANUAL "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. [. . . ] Click this option to visit the ASUS website. This option allows you to change the installation language. Click the arrow to display available installation languages. Click EXIT to close the installation window. Refer to the ASUS Wireless LAN Adapter user guide in the support CD for details. You may access the user guide by clicking the Read/Install User Documentation from the wireless LAN adapter installation window. ASUS Terminator 2 barebone system 61 3. 5. 5 The Control Center utility The Control Center utility is a management software that launches applications and configures network settings. The Control Center Utility starts automatically when the system boots and displays the Control Center icon in the Windows® taskbar. The Control Center icon serves as an application launcher, and indicator of signal quality and Internet connection. Control Center icons The Control Center icon indicates the quality of link to the access point and connection to the Internet. Refer to the table below for icon indications. Station Mode Infrastructure Network Mode (wireless LAN adapter to an access point) Excellent link quality and connected to the Internet Good link quality and connected to the Internet Fair link quality and connected to the Internet Poor link quality but connected to the Internet Not linked but connected to the Internet Excellent link quality but not connected to the Internet Good link quality but not connected to the Internet Fair link quality but not connected to the Internet Poor link quality and not connected to the Internet Not linked and not connected to the Internet Ad-hoc Network Mode (wireless LAN adapter to other Wi-Fi device) Linked Not Linked Connected to the Internet Soft Access Point Mode Wireless LAN adapter is in soft access point (Soft AP) mode. Control Center right-click menu Right-clicking the Control Center icon displays the right-click menu. The following sections describe the right-click menu items. 62 Chapter 3: Starting up Wireless LAN Card Settings The Wireless LAN Card Settings is the main interface that allows you to control the ASUS wireless LAN adapter. Use the Wireless Settings to view the operational and connection status, or to modify the wireless LAN adapter configuration. Tabbed property sheets The Wireless Settings window is composed of the property window and tabbed property sheets. Click the icons in the property window to display their tabbed property sheets. Status - Status tab The Status tab provides general information on the wireless LAN adapter. This field displays the connection status and MAC address of the network where the system is connected. This field displays the SSID of the network to which the card is associated or is intending to join. The SSID is a group name shared by every member of a wireless network. Only client PCs with the same SSID are allowed to establish a connection. The MAC Address field displays the hardware address of a device connected to a network. The Current Channel field displays the radio channel that the card is currently tuned. The channel changes as wireless LAN adapter scans the available channels. See the Appendix for channel information. The Current Data Rate field displays the data transfer rate between the wireless LAN adapter and the access point. [. . . ] Confirm the password when prompted. 3. The message "Password Installed" appears after you have successfully set your password. The User Password item now shows Installed. To change the user password, follow the same steps as in setting a user password Clear User Password Select this item if you wish to clear the user password. Password Check [Setup] When set to [Setup], BIOS checks for user password when accessing the Setup utility. When set to [Always], BIOS checks for user password both when accessing Setup and booting the system. [. . . ]