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6. Symphony Location Switcher
The installation procedure will automatically configure a Symphony HomeRF
adapter with all of the parameters required to establish network communica-
tion. However, under some circumstances, you may want to move a computer
from the wireless network to another network. For example, you may want to
connect the computer to your office LAN (Local Area Network) that is in a
different location and uses an Ethernet card to provide network access. In this
case, the wireless network’s settings may conflict with the settings of this other
network.
Normally, in order to move a computer from one location to another, you must
manually change several network settings each time the computer is relocated.
This process can be tedious and error prone. However, the Symphony soft-
ware eliminates this concern by creating two profiles that contain the settings
for each network.
Default Switcher Profiles
During installation, the Composer Wizard saves your computer’s existing net-
work configuration into a profile called “Original.” The Composer then recon-
figures the network settings so that the computer will communicate with the
wireless network. These new network settings are saved in a profile called
“Symphony.” Once the installation is complete, the computer will use the
Symphony Profile until you switch back to the Original Profile using the Sym-
phony Location Switcher.
Note:
Among the network information saved within a profile is a com-
puter’s Internet Proxy Server settings. If you have configured
Netscape Navigator with Proxy information, these settings are
not saved within a profile. Netscape Navigator uses its own
Internet Proxy information that the Symphony Composer Instal-
lation Wizard cannot access. If you have configured Netscape
Navigator with Internet Proxy Settings, you must change this
information manually from within Netscape Navigator each time
the computer is relocated.