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Overview

Overview

When you choose to create a new profile or edit an existing profile on the Profile Manager screen, the
Properties screens appear with the name of your profile in parentheses. These screens enable you to set
the configuration parameters for that profile.
Note If you do not change any of the configuration parameters, the default values are used.
If you are planning to set parameters on more than one of the Properties screens, wait until you are
Note
finished with all of the screens before clicking OK. When you click OK, you are returned to the Profile
Manager screen.
Each of the Properties screens (listed below) contains parameters that affect a specific aspect of the client
adapter:
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Table 5-1
Table 5-1
Parameter Category
System
RF network
Advanced infrastructure
Advanced ad hoc
Network security
If your system administrator used an auto-installer to deactivate certain parameters in ACU, these
Note
parameters are grayed out on the ACU Properties screens and cannot be selected.
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System Parameters—Prepares the client adapter for use in a wireless network
RF Network—Controls how the client adapter transmits and receives data
Advanced (Infrastructure)—Controls how the client adapter operates within an infrastructure
network
Advanced (Ad Hoc)—Controls how the client adapter operates within an ad hoc (peer-to-peer)
network
Network Security—Controls how a client adapter associates to an access point, authenticates to the
wireless network, and encrypts and decrypts data
enables you to quickly locate the instructions for setting each Properties screen's parameters.
Locating Configuration Instructions
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