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Chapter 3 Configuration
Rescan Button
Click the Rescan button to force your 54 Mbps Wireless PCCard’s radio
to rescan all available channels. If the PCCard’s link quality or signal
strength is poor, rescanning can be used to push the radio off a weak
Access Point and search for a better link with another Access Point.
Viewing and Changing Configuration Information (Configuration Tab)
The Configuration tab lets you select a profile name, network name,
and network type (Access Point or peer-to-peer). This tab appears for
all operating systems except Windows XP.
The Configuration tab provides a Defaults button that lets you return
to the default configuration parameters.
Profile Name
A profile is a named set of operating parameters for your 54 Mbps
Wireless PC Card. Using Profile Name, you can set values for all
parameters by selecting a previously defined profile. Click the down
arrow at the right of this field to display the available profiles for your 54
Mbps Wireless PCCard.
You will always have at least one profile, named Default. Initially, this
profile contains the parameters configured at installation. You can modi-
fy this profile at any time after the installation. After changing parame-