User's Manual

the profiles list, Intel PROSet/Wireless automatically attempts to connect to the
Administrator profiles first before any user created profiles.
NOTE: Only administrators can create or export Pre-Logon/Common
profiles.
Pre-Logon Connect key points are:
● Pre-Logon Connect is active only at the Windows log on.
● The following types of profiles can be created as Pre-Logon profiles:
❍ 802.1x MD5, LEAP, EAP-FAST profiles that use either the "Use the
Windows logon user name and password" or "Use the following user
name and password" credentials when configuring the profile's
security settings.
❍ 802.1x PEAP or TTLS profiles with user or machine certificates (the
user must have administrative rights to use machine certificates).
❍ TLS profiles that use digital certificates to verify the identity of a client
and a server.
❍ EAP-SIM profiles that use a Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) card to
validate your credentials with the network.
❍ All non-802.1x (Open and WEP) Common or User Based profiles.
● A Pre-Logon profile is applied at Windows user log-on time.
Pre-Logon/Common Connection Status
Pre-Logon support is installed during a Custom install of the Intel
PROSet/Wireless software. Refer to
Install and Uninstall the Software for more
information.
NOTE: If the Single Sign On or Pre-Logon Connect features are not
installed, an administrator is still able to create Pre-Logon/Common
profiles for export to a user's computer.
The following describes how the Pre-Logon Connect feature functions from
system power-up. The assumption is that there is a saved profile with valid
security settings marked with "Use Windows Logon user name and password"
that are applied at the time of Windows log on.
1. After a system power-up, enter your Windows log on domain, user name,
and password.
2. Click OK. The Pre-Logon profile Status page displays the progress of the