User's Manual

PRELIMINARY
Atheros Communications, Inc. Page 4
COMPANY CONFIDENTIAL March 2004
Microsoft Windows 2000, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows 98 Second Edition, Windows
XP, or Windows NT 4.0 (with Service Pack 6)
Profile Management
Configure the wireless network adapter (wireless card) from the Profile Management tab of the
Atheros Client Utility.
• Add a profile
• Edit a profile
• Import a Profile
• Export a Profile
• Order profiles
• Switch to a different profile
• Remove a profile
• Connect to a Different
Network
The wireless network adapter works in either infrastructure mode (which uses an access point) or
ad hoc mode
(a group of stations participating in the wireless LAN).
Create or Modify a Configuration Profile
To add a new configuration profile, click New on the Profile Management tab. To modify a
configuration profile, select the configuration from the Profile list and click the Modify button.
The Profile Management dialog box displays the General tab
.
Profile Management:
• Edit the General tab.
• Edit the Security tab.
• Edit the Advanced tab.
To configure a profile for ad hoc or access point (infrastructure) mode, edit the Network Type field
on the Advanced tab.
Remove a Configuration Profile
1. Go to the Profile Management tab.
2.
Select the profile to remove from the list of configuration profiles.
3.
Click the Remove button.