System Tray Icon Shortcuts
Convenient shortcuts are located on the system tray icon menu. You can use these to instantly connect to a dial-up, Virtual Private Network (VPN), or a broadband (only in Windows XP) connection service with a single click of the mouse. These shortcuts also provide easier operation when you want to start the Wireless LAN Setup Utility or network configuration windows.
Let's use the various shortcuts on the system tray icon menu The ConfigFree main screen contains the same shortcuts as on the system tray icon menu.

1 | Connecting to a dial-up, VPN, or broadband (only in Windows XP) connection service

Displaying shortcuts for dial-up, VPN, or broadband connection These shortcuts are only for use with dial-up, VPN, or broadband connection service configured for a network connection. The options settings can be configured to show or hide the shortcuts on the menu. |

Dial-up Connection

| Connecting with dial-up service
| Left-click the icon in the system tray.
| Move the cursor to Dial-up Connection.
| Select and click on the connection service.

| The Dial-up Connection window is displayed.

VPN Connection

| Connecting with VPN service
| Left-click the icon in the system tray.
| Move the cursor to VPN Connection.
| Select and click on the connection service.

| The VPN Connection window is displayed.

Broadband Connection

| Connecting with broadband service
| Left-click the icon in the system tray.
| Move the cursor to Broadband Connection.
| Select and click on the connection service.

| The Broadband Connection window is displayed.

2 | Starting the Wireless LAN Setup Utility

The Wireless LAN Setup Utility shortcut is displayed in the following case. When a Wireless LAN Setup Utility is installed for a device which ConfigFree supports, the shortcuts appear. In the next example, the Atheros Client Utility for a wireless network device is installed in your PC. Wireless LAN Setup Utility

| Starting the Wireless LAN Setup Utility
| Left-click the icon in the system tray.
| Move the cursor to Wireless Network Connection.
| Click Atheros Client Utility.

The Wireless LAN Setup Utility is started.

3 | Other uses (Opening network configuration windows)

The following network configuration windows can be opened with the ConfigFree shortcuts. - Network Connections dialog box - Network device properties (not displayed in Windows 2000) - Internet Options in Internet Explorer

Network Connections dialog box

| Open the Network Connections dialog box.
| Left-click the icon in the system tray.
| Move the cursor to Devices.
| Click Network Connections.

| The Network Connections dialog box is displayed.

Network device properties (not displayed in Windows 2000)

| Network device properties
| Left-click the icon in the system tray.
| Move the cursor to a Network Device.
| Click Properties.

| The properties of the network device are displayed.

Internet Options in Internet Explorer

| Open Internet Options in Internet Explorer.
| Left-click the icon in the system tray.
| Move the cursor to Profiles.
| Click Internet Options.

| Internet Options is displayed.

Security Setting
From the Security Setting window, you can change the security settings of Windows directly.

| File and Printer Sharing Settings Select enable or disable file and printer sharing Internet Connection Firewall Settings Select the devices which use/need firewall settings.