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Figure 18. The About panel
6.2 Connecting for the First Time
The utility works on the basis of connection profiles. A connection profile is a group of
settings that lets you join a particular WLAN. Connection profiles are referred to simply
as profiles in the rest of this guide.
For a low-security WLAN, you often can create a profile with two clicks, save it with
another click, and apply it (that is, use the settings in it to join the WLAN) with one more
click. For some WLANs, however -- especially high-security WLANs -- you must input
settings supplied by the WLAN operator to create a profile and join the WLAN for the
first time.
A profile is automatically saved for each WLAN that you join. The next time you want to
join that WLAN, you can do so by simply applying the profile. There is no limit to the
number of profiles you can save. You can also save multiple profiles for a single WLAN,
if it requires different settings at different times (this is done on some WLANs for
security reasons). You can create, edit, and delete profiles at any time, whether you are
connected to a WLAN or not.
6.2.1 Required Information
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