User's Manual

Click the Properties button on the Intel PROSet/Wireless main window to display the security
settings for the wireless adapter. You can also add profiles to be excluded from automatic connection.
If network exclusion is enabled (see
Application Settings) then the Network Properties also indicates
if the network is excluded from automatic connection.
Network Properties details
Name Description
Network Name
Displays the wireless network name.
Band
Current band and frequency being used. Displays Out of
Range if no band and frequency is displayed.
The following bands are listed:
● 802.11a
● 802.11b
● 802.11g
Operation Mode
Displays the current operating mode:
● Network (Infrastructure)
A wireless network centered around an access
point. In this environment, the access point not
only provides communication with the wired
network, but also mediates wireless network
traffic in the immediate neighborhood.
● Device to Device (ad hoc)
A communication configuration in which every
computer has the same capabilities, and any
computer can initiate a communication session.
Also known as a peer-to-peer network or a
computer-to-computer network.
Authentication Level
Displays the current authentication security mode for the
profile being used.
The following network authentication levels are listed:
● Open
● Shared
● WPA-Enterprise
● WPA2-Enterprise
● WPA-Personal
● WPA2-Personal
● Unknown
Displays the 802.11 authentication used by the currently