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Wireless Link Monitor Applet Manual V2.1
August 2003

Sun GNOME Documentation Team

GNOME Documentation Project

Wireless Link Monitor Applet Manual V2.0
August 2003

Sun GNOME Documentation Team

GNOME Documentation Project

This manual describes version &appletversion; of &applet;.

## Feedback

To report a bug or make a suggestion regarding the &applet; applet or this manual, follow the directions in the GNOME Feedback Page.

## Introduction

### &applet; Applet With Connection

Shows &applet; applet with connection.

### &applet; Applet With No Connection

Shows &applet; applet with no connection.

The &applet; applet provides a convenient way to monitor connections to wireless devices.

### To Add &applet; to a Panel

To add &applet; to a panel, right-click on the panel, then choose Add to Panel Internet Wireless Link Monitor.

The layout of the &applet; applet varies depending on the size and type of panel in which the applet resides.

## Usage

When no wireless device has a connection, the &applet; displays the text `NA`, and the applet boxes are transparent.

When a wireless device has a connection, the &applet; displays the text `Wi Fi`. The color of the boxes in the panel applet indicates whether a link is established, as follows:

Green

  The wireless device has established a link.

  The strength of the link is indicated by the number of green boxes: the greater the number of green boxes, the stronger the link.

Red

  The wireless device has not established a link.

You can also display the signal strength as a percentage. For more information on how to configure &applet; to show the signal strength as a percentage, see .

Each instance of &applet; can monitor only one wireless device. You must start an instance of &applet; for each wireless device that you want to monitor.

## Settings

To configure &applet;, right-click on the applet, then choose Preferences.

The Wireless Link Monitor Preferences dialog contains the following components:

Monitored device

  Use this drop-down list to select the wireless device that you want to monitor.

Show signal strength in percentage

  Select this option to display the signal strength as a percentage.