Broadcom Corporation BRCM1089 User Manual

Using the Broadcom Wireless Utility: Broadcom AirForce™ 54g™ and Intensi-fi™ Wireless Network Adapter User Guide

To do any of the following tasks or operations, right-click the utility icon, and then click the appropriate 

item. 

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Open the on-line Broadcom AirForce™ 54g™ and Intensi-fi™ Wireless Network Adapter User Guide 

(Help Files) 

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Open About WLAN Card Utility to view links to Broadcom and Broadcom Customer Support websites 

and to view the version and date of the utility (About) 

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Hide the utility icon (Hide Tray Icon) 

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Disable or enable the radio (Disable/Enable Radio) 

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Connect to any of the networks for which you have created a connection profile and are within 

range (Connect To) 

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Open the utility to the Wireless Networks tab (Open Utility) 

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Open the utility to the Link Status tab to view information about the connection (Status) 

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Display a log of your wireless network events (Display Log) 

The Wireless Networks tab has tools that enable you to do the following: 

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Use the utility to manage your wireless networks 

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Add a network connection profile 

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Edit or remove a network connection profile 

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Change the order in which profiles are listed under Preferred network connections 

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Connect to any listed network without changing its order in the list 

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Disable or enable the radio (Disable/Enable Radio) 

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Show or hide the utility icon in the notification area 

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Choose which type of network to access 

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Lock or unlock a preferred network connection profile 

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Save your wireless network connection profiles as a 

 file 

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Import a WPN file 

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Manually add or delete trusted servers and enable the manual acceptance or rejection of auto-

provisioning and A-ID group changes 

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Manually import EAP-FAST PACS 

On the Add menu, you can use either the wireless network wizard that is available from Broadcom 

To use the utility to manage your wireless networks, select the Let this tool manage your wireless 

networks check box. 

To add a network connection profile, click the Add arrow, and then click either Use Wizard (basic 

network) or Use Utility (advanced network). 

To edit or remove a network connection profile, right-click the network name, and then click either Edit or 

Remove. 

To change the order in which profiles are listed under Preferred network connections, click the network 

name, and then click either the up arrow or down arrow. 

To connect to any listed network without changing its order in the list, right-click the network name, and 

then click Connect. 

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