The tray icon appears at the bottom of the screen, and shows the signal strength using colors and the received signal strength indication (RSSI).

Hold the mouse cursor over the tray icon to display the current configuration profile name and association, as well as transmit and receive speed and the wireless adapter name and IP address.

Help

Open the online help.

Open Atheros Client Utility

Launch the Atheros Client Utility (ACU). Use the ACU to configure the profile or view status and statistics information.

Troubleshooting

Run the Troubleshooting Utility.

Preferences

Set the startup options and menu options for the ACU. Check whether the program should start automatically when Windows starts, and check the menu items that should appear on the popup menu.

Enable/Disable Radio

Enable or disable the RF Signal.

Manual LEAP Login

Reauthenticate

Reauthenticate to the access point.

Select Profile

Click a configuration profile name to switch to it. If no configuration profile exists for a connection, add a profile first.

Show Connection Status

Display the Connection Status window. This window displays information about the connection:

Active Profile	Displays the name of the active configuration profile.
Auto Profile Selection	Shows whether auto profile selection is enabled.
Connection Status	Displays whether the adapter is connected to a wireless network.
Link Quality	Lists the quality of the link connection.
SSID	Displays the SSID of the associated network.
Access Point Name	Shows the name of the access point the wireless adapter is connected to.
Access Point IP Address	Shows the IP address of the access point the wireless adapter is connected to.
Link Speed	Lists the speed of the link connection.
Client Adapter IP Address	Displays the IP address of the wireless adapter.

Exit

Exit the Atheros Client Utility application.

Color	Quality	RSSI*
Green	Excellent	20 dB +
Green	Good	10-20 dB +
Yellow	Poor	5-10 dB
Red	Poor	< 5 dB
Gray	No Connection	No Connection

Tray Icon

Color

Quality

RSSI*