Teletronics USB Adapter - Manual (Page 8)

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3.2 Configuration Utility
WLAN USB dongle uses its own management software. All functions controlled by
user are provided by this application. When you plug WLAN USB dongle into the USB
port, a new icon - should appear in your icon tray
automatically wait a while. If the icon is in red, it means that WLAN USB Dongle
configuration is invalid or incomplete.
Double click on that icon the screen is shown below.
User can navigate through “cards”, by clicking or tapping them with a stylus.
In the following we explain the use and meanings of the various card.
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Monitor
The field shows the association to available Access Point with Operating
Mode, Channel, Tx Rate Power Management mode and MAC Address of
WLAN USB Dongle. When the state is “Associated” means normal flow of
operation in infrastructure mode. The PC is connected to Access Point.
BSSID is chose in the form of hex digits.
Network Mode
This field allows you to select from a list of supported Network “Modes”. The
modes displayed will have two values: “Infrastructure” and “802.11 Ad Hoc”
Infrastructure -This mode of operation requires the presence of an 802.11b
Access Point. All communication is done via the Access Point,
which relays packets to other wireless Clients in the BSS as
well as to modes on a wired network such as Ethernet.
802.11 Ad Hoc - This is the 802.11b peer-to-peer mode of operation. All
communication is done from Client to Client without the use
of an Access Point. 802.11 Ad Hoc networking uses the same
SSID for establishing the wireless connection.
SSID
SSID is the group name that will be shared by every member of your wireless
network. You will be able to connect with an Access Point, which has the
same SSID.
Tx Rate
The transmission rate at which the data packets are transmitted by client of
AP. You can set this to 1Mbps, 2Mbps, 5.5Mbps, 11Mbps or Fully Automatic.
“Change ” button
This button becomes active only when one of the fields has been modified.
Pressing this button applies the changed values to the driver and saves them
to the registry for the next time the PC boots up
Signal Strength / 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 its
Access Point. A label summarizes th e quality of the Link over the bar graph.