# Using Intel® PROSet II

Intel® PROSet II enables you to test and configure Intel network adapters. You can install Intel PROSet II on computers running Microsoft Windows* operating systems. For details about installing Intel PROSet II, see the topic, Intel® PRO Intelligent Installer.

After installing PROSet II and restarting the computer, you'll see two icons as shown below.

System Tray Icon: |
Control Panel Icon: |

Intel PROSet II runs when you click the PROSet II tray icon or the Intel PROSet II icon in the Control Panel (shown below).

The main Intel PROSet II window is similar to the illustration below. To set advanced parameters, select the desired adapter in the left window and click the Advanced tab. You may also right-click your mouse to add the selected adapter to a team or VLAN.

Teaming features - Adapter Fault Tolerance (AFT), Switch Fault Tolerance (SFT), Adaptive Load Balancing (ALB), Fast EtherChannel* (FEC), Gigabit EtherChannel (GEC) and static 802.3ad Link Aggregation (LA) - can be configured only on server adapters. To do this, right-click on the desired adapter in the left window and follow the teaming wizard. Be sure to click OK on the main Intel PROSet window to apply your changes. See the Intel PROSet II online help for additional information.

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