Creating A New Profile - Linksys WMP11 ver. 2.7 User Manual

Creating a New Profile

There are two ways to create a new profile. You will be asked if you want to use
the Profile Wizard or Expert Mode. If you want to be guided through all the
steps, choose the Profile Wizard, and proceed to step 1. If you are an advanced
user knowledgeable about wireless networking, choose Expert Mode, and pro-
ceed to the next section, "Using Expert Mode."
1. On the Profiles screen, click the New button to create a new profile.
2. Enter a name for the new profile.
3. Select Profile Wizard, and click the Next button.
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4. The Choose a network type screen shows a choice of two wireless modes.
Click the Infrastructure Mode radio button if you want your wireless
computers to communicate with computers on your wired network via a
wireless access point. Click the Ad-Hoc Mode radio button if you want
multiple wireless computers to communicate directly with each other.
Click the Next button to continue or the Back button to return to the previ-
ous screen.
Infrastructure Mode - This mode allows wireless and wired networks to
communicate through an access point.
Ad-Hoc Mode - This mode allows wireless-equipped computers to com-
municate directly with each other. No access point is used.
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