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Connecting to a Network using Intel(R) PROSet/Wireless
Intel PROSet/Wireless Configuration Service
This page is displayed if an available wireless network access point or hotspot is detected within range of your computer, and there is no matching profiles found in the profile list. If
balloon prompts are enabled, this page is shown when you click the
Task Tray Balloon message prompt.
Name Description
Available Networks
The available Network Names and Icons display the type of available network.
Note: If the wireless adapter receives a blank network name (SSID) from a stealth access point <SSID not
broadcast> is displayed in the list. To associate with a stealth access point, a new profile must first be
created. Click the Configure button to launch the Profile Wizard, then create a profile for the selected
network. After connection both the blank SSID and the associated SSID can be viewed in the available
networks list.
Do not show this again
Normally this checkbox is not shown. It is only displayed when the Display available networks when not
associated setting is checked in Application Settings. If it is displayed you can check this box to stop the
dialog box from displaying again.
Configure
Configure the selected wireless network.
Close
Close the Configuration Service page.
Help?
Displays the help information for this page.
Intel PROSet/Wireless Configuration Service Overview
About the Configuration Service
Other Wireless Managers
The Intel Wireless Network Configuration Service provides automatic wireless connection to available wireless networks using profiles created and prioritized in the Profiles list. This
feature is constantly monitoring in the background the connection status of the wireless adapter. If no matching profiles are found in the Profiles list for an available network, a balloon
prompt is displayed indicating that wireless networks are available. If you clicks the balloon prompt, the Connect to a wireless network dialog is displayed. From this dialog you can
select an available network and click Configure to configure the wireless network for connection.
About the Configuration Service
● The Configuration Service is launched when you log on to your computer.
● Available networks are automatically connected when a matching profile is found in the Profile list.
● Once the adapter is connected to a wireless network, if a network with a higher priority profile becomes available, the current connection is not disconnected. You may manually
connect to that higher profile by selecting the profile in Intel PROSet/Wireless and clicking Connect.
● The service is only available if the Intel PROSet/Wireless software is installed.
● If a connection to a wireless network cannot be made using any of the profiles in the Profiles List, then you are notified of available networks.
● If there are multiple profiles listed for an available network, you are prompted to choose which profile to connect.
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