User guide

10Section 1: Introduction
BT Telecommunications PLC 2003-2005
This window is also used with the
WiFi
capability of
BT I-Connect
. For more information, see
Searching for WiFi Access Points
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1.3 About Connection Profiles
Connection profiles are files containing your user and access method details. These provide
BT I-
Connect
with information required for connecting remotely to the Internet or your corporate
network.
For more information, see:
·
How to Install a Profile
Your installed profiles are listed in the central
activity
Main Window
of
BT I-Connect
. Depending on
the configuration of the profiles installed on your PC, you can view and edit certain entries, such as
User Names and Passwords
.
When a profile is selected the left
soft key
should change to 'Connect'. If it does not, this is due to
the profile being disabled for some reason. Hover the mouse over the profile name to show a
Tool
Tip
giving the reason why.
For more information, see:
·
Checking and Modifying Profiles
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1.3.1 How to Install a Profile
To install a connection profile in
BT I-Connect
simply follow these steps:
·
Profiles are available from
BT I-Connect Support
as a
.btp
file or downloadable from a web page.
·
Double click the supplied profile from its current location on disk or the web page to install it in the
client. If the profile is on disk, then you can also drag and drop it on to the client window from a File
Explorer window.
·
You will be prompted to rename the profile if one of the same name already exists or just keep the