User's Manual

After changing parameters, you can save them in the profile named in this field by clicking the Apply

button in the Configuration Utility panel.

You can also create additional profiles by typing a name in the Profile field. When you change the

name in the Profile field and then click the Apply button, the Configuration Utility uses the current

parameters for your card to create a separate profile. You can then switch between profiles by

clicking the down arrow at the right of the Profile field, selecting a profile from the drop-down list,

and clicking the Apply button.

The following example describes a situation in which you would want to create multiple profiles.

Suppose that you use the wireless LAN at your work, but you also have a network in your home

(with a wireless Access Point) for sharing an internet connection and a printer between several

computers. Suppose also that you have another office within your business which also has WLAN

capability, but which is configured differently than your main office.

In this situation, you can create a different profile for each of these three environments. Each profile

specifies the parameters used on a single network. Moving from one location to another, you only

need to apply the appropriate profile to be able to participate in the local network.

4.2.2 Setting the Network Type

The Wireless LAN Interface card can operate in one of two types, which are specified in the

Network Type field of the Configuration menu. Clicking the down arrow at the right of the Mode

field displays the available modes.

4.2.2.1 Peer-to-Peer Type

IEEE 802.11, the standard on which the WLAN protocol is based, defines two types to handle

two separate needs. The first, called Peer-to-Peer (or AdHoc, IBSS) type, is used when two or