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Name Description

802.11n Channel Width

Set high throughput channel width to maximize performance.

Set the channel width to Auto or 20Mhz. Auto is the default

setting.

NOTE: This setting is available only if the adapter is an Intel

(R) Wireless WiFi Link 4965AGN or Intel(R) Wireless WiFi Link

4965AG_.

802.11n Mode

The 802.11n standard builds upon previous 802.11x standards

by adding multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO). MIMO

increases data throughput to improve transfer rate. Select

Enabled or Disabled to set the 802.11n mode of the adapter.

Enabled is the default setting.

An administrator can enable or disable support for high

throughput mode to reduce power-consumption or conflicts

with other bands or compatibility issues.

NOTE: This setting is available only if the adapter is an Intel

(R) Wireless WiFi Link 4965AGN or Intel(R) Wireless WiFi Link

4965AG_.

Ad Hoc Channel

There is no need to change the channel unless the other

computers in the ad hoc network use a different channel from

the default channel.

Value: Select the allowed operating channel from the list.

● 802.11b/g: Select this option when 802.11b and

802.11b (2.4 GHz) ad hoc band frequency is used.

● 802.11a: Select this option when 802.11a (5 GHz) ad

hoc band frequency is used.

NOTE: When an 802.11a channel is not displayed, ad hoc

networks are not supported for the channel.

Ad Hoc Power Management

Set power saving features for Device to Device (ad hoc)

networks.

● Disable: Select when connecting to ad hoc networks

that contain stations that do not support ad hoc power

management

● Maximum Power Savings: Select to optimize battery

life.

● Noisy Environment: Select to optimize performance or

connecting with multiple clients.

NOTE: This feature is not installed through an Administrator

Package when a user's computer has an Intel PRO/Wireless

2915ABG Network Connection or an Intel PRO/Wireless

2200BG Network Connection.

Ad Hoc QoS Mode

Quality of Service (QoS) control in ad hoc networks. QoS

provides prioritization of traffic from the access point over a

wireless LAN based on traffic classification. WMM (Wi-Fi

MultiMedia) is the QoS certification of the Wi-Fi Alliance (WFA).

When WMM is enabled, the adapter uses WMM to support

priority tagging and queuing capabilities for Wi-Fi networks.

● WMM Enabled.(Default)

● WMM Disabled

NOTE: This feature is not installed through an Administrator

Package when a user's computer has an Intel PRO/Wireless

2915ABG Network Connection or an Intel PRO/Wireless

2200BG Network Connection.

Mixed Mode Protection

Use to avoid data collisions in a mixed 802.11b and 802.11g

environment. Request to Send/Clear to Send (RTS/CTS)

should be used in an environment where clients may not hear

each other. CTS-to-self can be used to gain more throughput

in an environment where clients are in close proximity and can

hear each other.

Power Management

Power Management: Allows you to select a balance between

power consumption and adapter performance. The wireless

adapter power settings slider sets a balance between the

computer's power source and the battery.

Select a balance between power consumption and adapter

performance.

PSP - Power Saving Mode

CAM - Constantly Awake Mode

Select one of the Power Saving Mode levels:

PSP CAM: The client adapter is powered up

continuously.

PSP Level 1: PSP set at maximum power.

PSP Levels 2-4: PSP set to maximize power.

PSP Level 5: PSP set to maximize battery life.

PSP Auto: Default in PSP Level 6: Balances

between power consumption and battery life.

NOTE: Power consumption savings vary based on

infrastructure settings.

Preamble Mode

Changes the preamble length setting received by the access

point during an initial connection. Always use a long preamble

length to connect to an access point. Auto Tx Preamble allows

automatic preamble detection. If supported, short preamble

should be used. If not, use long preamble (Long Tx Preamble).

NOTE: This feature is not installed through an Administrator

Package when a user's computer has an Intel PRO/Wireless

3965ABG Network Connection.

Roaming Aggressiveness

Define how aggressively a wireless client roams to improve

connection to an access point

Click Use default value to balance between not roaming and

performance or select a value from the list.

Values:

0: No Roaming: Your wireless client does not

roam. Only significant link quality degradation

causes it to roam to another access point

1-3: Allow Roaming

2: Default: Balances between not roaming and

performance. Click Use default value to select.

4: Maximum Roaming.

Throughput Enhancement

Change the value of the Packet Burst Control.

● Enable: Select to enable throughput enhancement.

● Disable: (Default) - Select to disable throughput

enhancement.

Transmit Power

If you decrease the transmit power, you reduce the radio

coverage.

Default Setting: Highest power setting

Values:

TX Minimum: Lowest Minimum Coverage: Set

the adapter to a lowest transmit power. Enable

you to expand the number of coverage areas or

confine a coverage area. Reduce the coverage

area in high traffic areas to improve overall

transmission quality and avoid congestion and

interference with other devices.

TX Level 1, TX Level 2, TX Level 3: Set by

country requirements.

TX Maximum: Highest Maximum Coverage:

Set the adapter to a maximum transmit power

level. Select for maximum performance and range

in environments with limited additional radio

devices.

NOTE: The optimal setting is for a user to always set the

transmit power at the lowest possible level still compatible

with the quality of their communication. This allows the

maximum number of wireless devices to operate in dense

areas and reduce interference with other devices that this

radio shares radio spectrum with.

NOTE:This setting takes effect when either Network

(Infrastructure) or Device to Device (ad hoc) mode is used.

Wireless Mode

Select which band to use for connection to a wireless network:

● 802.11a only: Connect the wireless adapter to 802.11a

networks only.

● 802.11b only: Connect the wireless adapter to 802.11b

networks only.

● 802.11g only: Connect the wireless adapter to 802.11g

networks only.

● 802.11a and 802.11g: Connect the wireless adapter

to 802.11a and 802.11g networks only.

● 802.11b and 802.11g: Connect the wireless adapter

to 802.11b and 802.11g networks only.

● 802.11a, 802.11b, and 802.11g: (Default) Connect to

either 802.11a, 802.11b or 802.11g wireless networks.

NOTE: These wireless modes (modulation types) determine

the discovered access points displayed in the

Wireless

Networks list.

NOTE: This setting is not applicable for Windows Vista(TM)

client.

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Closes the page and cancels any changes.

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Software

Select which Intel PROSet/Wireless software components are installed on a user's computer.

1. Select Include Software in this package.

2. Place the Intel PROSet/Wireless installation CD in the CD drive.

3. Specify the Intel PROSet/Wireless Software Installation directory: Click Browse

to locate the Autorun.exe file.

4. Click OK.

5. Specify which components you want to include in this package: Select which

applications to install on a user's computer.

Name Description

Wireless LAN adapter

driver

Installs the NDIS driver for the wireless LAN adapter.

Intel PROSet/

Wireless

Select which features to install on a user's computer.

● Intel(R) Wireless Troubleshooter: Helps you resolve

wireless connection issues.

● Single Sign On: Matches your Windows log on user name

and password credentials for wireless network connections.

❍ Pre-logon/Common Connect: A Pre-logon/Common

profile is active once a user logs onto the computer.

● WMI Support: (Windows Management Instrumentation)

Allows administrators who do not have Intel PROSet/Wireless

installed to remotely manage clients that do have Intel

PROSet/Wireless installed.

● Administrator Tool: Installs the Administrator Tool to the

Tools menu.

NOTE: Intel Wireless Troubleshooter and Single Sign On are not

applicable for Windows Vista Client.

To reduce the size of the software files in your Administrator Package:

1. Copy the installation folders from your Intel PROSet/Wireless software to a local directory.

2. Remove unused language folders from the \IA32\Docs\ and the \IA32\IProLang folders.

For example, if you only need the English folders, you can remove all the language

folders except ENU.

NOTE: If you create an Administrator Package on a Microsoft Windows XP

Professional x64 Edition system, the language files are located in the \Docs and the

\IA32E\IProLang folders.

3. Use the files from your local directory to add the software files to the Administrator

package.

NOTE: If you plan to use Novell(R) Client(TM) for Windows, it should be installed

prior to installation of the Intel PROSet/Wireless software. If Intel PROSet/Wireless

is already installed, you should remove it prior to installation of Novell Client for

Windows.

EAP-FAST A-ID Groups

NOTE: This feature is unavailable if CCXv4 is not selected in the Administrator

Tool Application Settings

An Authority Identifier (A-ID) is the radius server that provisions Protected Access Credential

(PACs) A-ID groups. A-ID groups are shared by all users of the computer and allow EAP-FAST

profiles to support multiple PACs from multiple A-IDs.

The A-ID groups can be pre-configured by the administrator and set up through an

Administrator Package on a user's computer. When a wireless network profile encounters a

server with an A-ID within the same group of the A-ID specified in the wireless network profile,

it uses this PAC without a prompt to the user.

To add an A-ID Group:

1. Select Include A-ID Groups.

2. Click Add.

3. Enter a new A-ID group name.

4. Click OK. The A-ID group is added to the A-ID Group list.

If the A-ID group is locked, then additional A-IDs cannot be added to the group.

To add an A-ID to an A-ID group:

1. Select a group from the A-ID Groups list.

2. Click Add in the A-IDs section.

3. Select an A-ID.

4. Click OK. The A-ID is added to the list.

Once an A-ID group has been selected, the A-IDs are extracted from the PACs on the A-ID

group server. The list of A-IDs is automatically populated.

NOTE: EAP-FAST AID Groups are not applicable for Windows Vista Client.

Administrator Tasks

How to Obtain a Client Certificate

If you do not have any certificates for EAP-TLS (TLS) or EAP-TTLS (TTLS) you must obtain a

client certificate to allow authentication.

Certificates are managed from either Internet Explorer or the Microsoft Windows Control Panel.

Windows XP and Windows 2000: When a client certificate is obtained, do not enable strong

private key protection. If you enable strong private key protection for a certificate, you need to

enter an access password for the certificate every time this certificate is used. You must disable

strong private key protection for the certificate if you configure the service for TLS or TTLS

authentication. Otherwise, the 802.1x service fails authentication because there is no logged in

user to provide the required password.

Notes about Smart Cards

After a Smart Card is installed, the certificate is automatically installed on your computer and is

chosen from the personal certificate store and root certificate store.

Set up a Client with TLS Network Authentication

Step 1: Obtain a certificate

To allow TLS authentication, you need a valid client certificate in the local repository for the

logged-in user's account. You also need a trusted CA certificate in the root store.

The following information provides two methods for obtaining a certificate:

● From a corporate certification authority (CA) implemented on a Windows 2000 server.

● Import a certificate from a file with Internet Explorer's certificate import wizard.

If you do not know how to obtain a user certificate from the CA, consult your administrator for

the procedure.

To install the CA on the local machine:

1. Obtain the CA and store it on your local drive.

2. Click Import. The Certificate Import Wizard opens.

3. Click Next.

4. Click Browse to locate the certificate on your local drive.

5. Click the exported certificate.

6. Click Open.

7. Click Next.

8. Click Place all certificates in the following store.

9. Click Browse to open the Select Certificate Store.

10. Click Show physical stores.

11. Click OK.

12. From the list of stores, scroll up and expand Trusted Root Certificate Authorities.

13. Click Local Computer.

14. Click OK.

15. Click Next.

16. Click Finish to complete the process.

17. Reboot after a certificate is installed.

Use Microsoft Management Console (MMC) to verify that the CA is installed in the machine

store.

1. In the Start menu, click Run.

2. Enter MMC.

3. Click OK to open The Microsoft Management Console.

4. Click File.

5. Click Add/Remove Snap-in.

6. Click Add to open the Add Standalone Snap-in page.

7. Click Certificates.

8. Click Add.

9. Click Computer account.

10. Click Next.

11. Click Finish.

12. Click Close.

13. Click OK.

14. In the console, click Certificates (Local Computer).

15. Click Trusted Root Certificate Authorities.

16. Click Certificates.

17. Verify that the CA you just installed is listed.

18. Click File.

19. Click Exit to close the console.

Obtain a certificate from a Microsoft Windows 2000 CA:

1. Start Internet Explorer and browse to the Certificate Authority HTTP Service (use an URL

such as http://yourdomainserver.yourdomain/certsrv with certsrv being the command

that brings you to the certificate authority. You can also use the IP address of the server

machine. For example, "192.0.2.12/certsrv."

2. Logon to the CA with the name and password of the user account you created on the

authentication server. The name and password do not have to be the same as the

Windows log on name and password of the current user.

3. On the Welcome page of the CA, select Request a certificate task and submit the

form.

4. Choose Request Type: Select Advanced request.

5. Click Next.

6. Advanced Certificate Requests: Select Submit a certificate request to this CA

using a form.

7. Click Submit.

8. Advanced Certificate Request: Select User certificate template.

9. Click Mark keys as exportable.

10. Click Next. Use the provided defaults.

11. Certificate Issued: Click Install this certificate.

NOTE: If this is the first certificate you have obtained, the CA first asks you if it

should install a trusted CA certificate in the root store. This is not a trusted CA

certificate. The name on the certificate is that of the host of the CA. Click Yes. You

need this certificate for both TLS and TTLS.

12. If your certificate was successfully installed, you see the message, "Your new certificate

has been successfully installed."

13. To verify the installation, click Internet Explorer Tools Internet Options Content

Certificates. The new certificate should be installed in the Personal folder.

Import a Certificate from a File

1. Open Internet Properties (right-click on the Internet Explorer icon on the desktop.

2. Select Properties.

3. Content: Click Certificates. The list of installed certificates appears.

4. Click Import to open the Certificate Import Wizard.

5. Select the file.

6. Specify your access password for the file. Clear Enable strong private key protection.

7. Certificate store: Click Automatically select certificate store based on the type of

certificate (the certificate must be in the user accounts personal store to be accessible).

8. Proceed to Completing the Certificate Import and click Finish.

To configure a profile with WPA authentication with WEP or TKIP encryption that uses TLS

authentication:

NOTE: Obtain and install a client certificate, refer to Step 1 or consult your

administrator.

Specify the certificate used by Intel PROSet/Wireless

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1. On the Profile page, click Add to open General Settings.

2. Profile Name: Enter a profile name.

3. Wireless Network Name (SSID): Enter the network identifier.

4. Operating Mode: Click Network (Infrastructure).

5. Click Next to access the Security Settings.

6. Click Enterprise Security.

7. Network Authentication: Select Open (Recommended).

8. Data Encryption: Select WEP.

9. 802.1x Enabled: Selected.

10. Authentication Type: Select TLS.

Step 1 of 2: TLS User

1. Obtain and install a client certificate.

2. Select one of the following to obtain a certificate:

Name Description

Static Password

On connection, enter the user credentials.

One-time password (OTP)

Obtain the password from a hardware token device.

PIN (Soft Token)

Obtain the password from a soft token program.

3. Click Next.

Step 2 of 2: TLS Server

1. Select one of the following credential retrieval methods:

Validate Server Certificate or

Specify Server or Certificate Name.

2. Click OK. The profile is added to the Profiles list.

3. Click the new profile at the end of the Profiles list. Use the up and down arrows to change

the priority of the new profile.

4. Click Connect to connect to the selected wireless network.

5. Click OK to close Intel PROSet/Wireless.

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