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Profile Tab
Profile settings are radio and security settings that are stored in the registry as
part of a configuration profile. When a profile is selected as the active profile on
the Main tab, the settings for that profile become active. An administrator can
define up to 20 profiles, edit them, and delete them on the Profile tab in SCU.
Profile changes made on the tab are saved to the profile only when the
Commit button is pressed.
Unless it is modified, the Default profile does not specify an SSID, EAP type, or
method of encryption. If the Default profile is the active profile, then the radio
will associate only to an access point that broadcasts its SSID and requires no
EAP type and no encryption.
Figure 2-14 Profile Tab
z Edit Profile: This is used to select the profile to be viewed or, if you are an
administrator, edited.
z Actions: Four actions are available, with the first three available only to
an administrator:
-New: Create a new profile with default settings and give it a unique
name (and then change settings using other selections on the tab).
-Rename: Give the profile a new name, one that is not assigned to
another profile
-Delete: Delete the profile, provided that it is not the active profile.
-Scan: Open a window that lists access points that are broadcasting
their SSIDs. Each time you tap the Refresh button, you view an
updated list of APs, with each row showing an AP’s SSID, its received