Wi-Fi Profile
Click Wi-Fi Profile on the Wi-Fi menu to configure your secure profile or set up a temporary hotspot.
The Wi-Fi Profile page displays the following information:
Profile — The profile currently being used. See
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Network Name (SSID) — Name of the network you are connected to. You can change the
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name to something more descriptive if you want to. You might want to change the network
name if other similar devices are in use within range of yours. Some examples of network
names are:
Secure — Best Buy Connect xxxx Secure
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Open — Best Buy Connect xxxx
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Temporary Hotspot — Best Buy Connect xxxx Temp
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802.11 Mode — The type of wireless networking you are currently using. The available modes
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are:
802.11g+802.11b
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802.11g
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802.11b
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Channel — The radio channel that the device is using. This should be usually set to Auto
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(default) and left unchanged. Available channels are 1 through 11.
Security — The type of security the profile is using. This applies to the secure and the
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temporary hotspot profiles. See
Authentication — Locked to Open Access for all profiles.
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Encryption — Displays the type of encryption for the security type in use.
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Choosing a Profile
Setting Security
on page 29.
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on page 29.