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The Profiles screen lets you save different configuration profiles for different
network setups. You can also import or export profiles. The default profile
holds the initial configuration saved when you ran the Setup Wizard.
For all profiles, the following are listed:
Profile - Name of the connection profile.
SSID - The wireless network’s SSID, as set in the connection profile.
Profile Information
For each profile selected, the following are listed:
Network Mode - The mode of the wireless network currently in use.
Transfer Rate - The Adapter is set to Auto mode, so it will dynamically shift
to the fastest data transfer rate possible at any given time.
Channel - The channel to which the wireless network devices are set.
WEP - The status of the WEP encryption security feature.
Connect - To connect to a wireless network using a specific profile, select the
profile, and click the Connect button.
Edit - Select a profile, and click the Edit button to change an existing profile.
New - Click the New button to create a new profile. See the next section,
“Creating a New Profile,” for detailed instructions.
1. On the Profiles screen, click the New button to create a new profile.
2. Enter a name for the new profile, and click the OK button. Click the
Cancel button to return to the Profiles screen.
Import - Click the Import button to import a profile that has been saved in
another location. Select the appropriate file, and click the Open button.
Export - Select the profile you want to save in a different location, and click
the Export button. Direct Windows to the appropriate folder, and click the OK
button.
Delete - Click the Delete button to delete a profile.
Click the X (Close) button in the upper right corner to exit the WLAN Monitor.
Note: If you want to export more than one profile, you have to export
them one at a time.
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4. The Network Mode screen shows a choice of two network modes. Click the
Infrastructure Mode radio button if you want your wireless computers to
communicate with computers on your wired network via a wireless access
point. Click the Ad-Hoc Mode radio button if you want multiple wireless
computers to communicate directly with each other.
Then complete the SSID field. Click the Next button to continue or the
Back button to return to the previous screen.
Infrastructure Mode - This mode allows wireless and wired networks to
communicate through an access point.
Ad-Hoc Mode - This mode allows wireless-equipped computers to communicate
directly with each other. No access point is used.
SSID - The SSID is the unique name shared by all devices in a wireless network.
The SSID must be identical for all devices in the wireless network. It
is case-sensitive and must not exceed 32 characters (use any of the characters
on the keyboard). Make sure this setting is the same for all devices in
your wireless network.
3. The Network Setting screen will appear next. If your network has a DHCP
server, click the radio button next to Obtain an IP address automatically
(DHCP). Click the Next button to continue, or click the Cancel button to
return to the Profiles screen.
If your network does not have a DHCP server, click the radio button next to
Specify the IP Address. Enter an IP Address, Subnet Mask, Default
Gateway, and DNS appropriate for your network. You must specify the IP
Address and Subnet Mask on this screen. If you are unsure about the
Default Gateway and DNS address, then leave these fields alone. Click the
Next button to continue, or click the Cancel button to return to the Profiles
screen.
IP Address - This IP Address must be unique to your network.
Subnet Mask - The Adapter’s Subnet Mask must be the same as your wired
network’s Subnet Mask.
Default Gateway - Enter the IP address of your network’s Gateway here.
DNS 1 and DNS 2 - Enter the DNS address of your Ethernet (wired) network
here.
Passphrase - Instead of manually entering a WEP key, you can enter a
passphrase in the Passphrase field, so a WEP key is automatically generated.
It is case-sensitive and should not be longer than 16 alphanumeric characters.
This passphrase must match the passphrase of your other wireless