User's Manual

3 Configuration
20 Installation and User Guide: Airgo Wireless LAN Client Adapter
Configuration Overview
Figure 10 shows the Airgo Client Utility in Expanded View.
Figure 10: Airgo Client Utility, Expanded View
The Airgo Client Utility uses profiles to store information describing how your Airgo Wireless
LAN Client Adapter connects to the wireless network. Each profile contains information about the
type of network connection, security settings, and power settings.
To make it easy for you to connect to wireless networks at home, office, or wireless hotspot
locations, Airgo Client Utility provides the ability to create multiple profiles, each containing
information about a different network or a different set of configuration values. When you move
from one location to another, your Airgo Wireless LAN Client Adapter automatically detects which
network is currently available and applies the correct profile. The Network List includes all the
saved profiles and newly identified networks.
If you travel to an area with a network not previously encountered or configured, your Airgo
Wireless LAN Client Adapter attempts to connect to it. If successful, you can save the detected
settings in your list of available profiles.
The remainder of this chapter describes how to scan and connect to wireless networks, and how
create and work with profiles.
Scanning for Available Networks
Upon boot-up, the Airgo Wireless LAN Client Adapter scans for all access points within radio
range and attempts to connect to one of them based on previously scanned profiles. It associates