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Chapter 3—using the wireless lan utility – Sonnet Technologies Aria extreme CardBus and PCI Card Windows User Manual

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Chapter 3—Using the Wireless LAN Utility

Once you have properly installed the driver software for the Aria extreme, you can configure
the card using the provided Wireless LAN Utility. The utility window has five tabs:

Link Status - Displays general information about the connection and activity of your current
link. You can also enable or disable the card’s data transmission, and change power saving
settings for the card.
Configuration - Displays the current network and operating mode settings. Configure your
wireless connection settings here.
Encryption - Displays security settings. You can change settings for secure wireless
transmission.
Site Monitor - Displays information for each available wireless network. You can select the
network to which you want to connect.
About - Displays information about the Aria extreme card and the Wireless LAN utility.

Read the following pages for more complete descriptions of the features and settings you may
change from each tab.