Operation of Your Dell Wireless Configuration Utility:
Dell� TrueMobile� 1300 Wireless USB Adapter User's Guide
This section discusses operation of the utility once it has been
installed. It describes the system tray icon,
the icon menu, and starting the utility.
System Tray Icon
After the installation of the Dell Wireless Configuration Utility,
its icon appears in the System Tray in the bottom right corner of your desktop.
The color behind the logo indicates the link status, as follows:
Weak
Marginal
Good
Excellent
Disconnected
You can also view more complete information on the connection
status of the link by placing the cursor over the Configuration Utility icon.
When your computer has established a link, placing the cursor over the icon
displays the network name, network type (infrastructure or ad-hoc) and
connection speed. If your computer has not established a link, placing the
cursor over the icon indicates the problem (no network adapter or no available
network, for example).
Clicking the right mouse button on the System Tool Tray Icon
displays a menu similar to the following illustration:
Clicking a command in the menu will cause the following
action to occur:
About opens the Utility with the About
tab selected, giving information on your TrueMobile Wireless adapter (its hardware
and firmware components) and its associated software (driver and configuration
utility).
Help opens the help file.
Hide Systray Icon removes the icon for the utility from the System Tray
at the bottom of your screen. When you choose this command, the
driver continues to operate the adapter in the last commanded configuration, but to
restart the Configuration Utility you must select Programs →Dell
TrueMobile → TrueMobile 1300 USB2.0
WLAN Card Utility from the Start menu.
Link Status opens the Utility with the Link Status tab selected. This tab provides information
on the details and current quality of your connection to the wireless LAN. The
section Link Status explains the information displayed
by this tab.
Site Monitor opens the Utility with the Site Monitor tab selected.
The section titled Site Monitor explains the operation of this tab.
Diagnostics opens the Utility with the Diagnostics tab selected.
The section titled Diagnostics explains the operation of this tab.
View Available Networks: The window displayed by this
command depends on whether your computer operates with the Wireless
Zero Configuration service enabled under Windows XP:
If you are already connected to a wireless network, choosing this command
opens the Wireless Network Connection window if your computer operates
with Wireless Zero Configuration enabled. Otherwise, choosing this command
opens the Configuration Utility with the Link Status menu
displayed.
If you are not connected to a wireless network, choosing this command opens
the Connect to Wireless Network window if your computer operates
with Wireless Zero Configuration enabled. Otherwise, choosing this command opens
the Configuration Utility with the Wireless Networks menu displayed.
You can launch the Configuration Utility in one of three ways:
by simply clicking the left mouse button on the
Configuration Utility icon.
by clicking the right mouse button on the Configuration
Utility icon and selecting one of the first five commands in the pop-up menu.
If the Configuration Utility icon is not displayed in
the System Tray, you can restart the Configuration Utility from the Start Menu
by selecting Programs →Dell TrueMobile
→ TrueMobile 1300 USB2.0 WLAN Card Utility.
Note: The window displayed by the
utility depends on whether your computer runs the Windows XP operating system
with the Wireless Zero Configuration service enabled. With this service enabled,
many of the configuration and security functions of your adapter are controlled
by the operating system rather than the Configuration Utility.
