Atheros Client Utility Help

Tray Icon

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.

Right-click on the tray icon to:

 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 Log in to LEAP manually, if LEAP is set to manually prompt for user name and password on each 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.

The colors are defined as follows:

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

*Received signal strength indication RSSI. Displayed in dB or percentage.

Enable or disable the tray icon in the Action menu.