User manual ASUS T2-P

[. . . ] Terminator 2 Barebone System Model T2-P User Guide MODE E1606 Revised Edition V4 April 2004 Copyright © 2004 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 uninstall the WLAN Card utilities and driver from the system. Click to view the user handbook, installation, and quick setup guides in PDF format. Click this option to install the WiFi@HOME screen savers to the Terminator 2 system. 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 63 3. 6. 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. 64 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. Association State. 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 where the adapter 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 the adapter is currently tuned. The Current Data Rate field displays the data transfer rate between the adapter and the access point. Click the Disable Radio button if you wish to disable radio communication with an access point or a Wi-Fi device. ASUS Terminator 2 barebone system 65 Property window Rescan button - Click this button to allow the adapter to scan available wireless networks and to connect to the network with the best signal quality. Refer to the "Config-Basic tab" section in the next page for details. Search and Connect button - Click this button to view all wireless networks within the adapter range. [. . . ] Full Access allows viewing and changing all the fields in the Setup utility. Change User Password Select this item to set or change the user password. The User Password item on top of the screen shows the default Not Installed. On the password box that appears, type a password composed of letters and/or numbers, then press Enter. Confirm the password when prompted. 3. The message "Password Installed" appears after you have successfully set your password. [. . . ]