Location Profiles; Selecting A Location Profile - Cisco AIR-PCM340 Installation And Configuration Manual

Using the Client Utility on Mac OS X
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Location Profiles

The client utility allows you to specify different wireless network profile settings used in up to 16
operating locations, such as your office, your home, the factory, or the airport. You can specify unique
connection and security settings for each location profile. These unique settings are stored in your
Macintosh and recalled when you select each location.
To configure a location profile involves the following operations:
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Selecting a Location Profile

To select a location profile from the client utility basic or advanced screens, click the up and down arrows
at the end of the Location field and select the desired location from the pull-down menu (see Figure 6-3).
Figure 6-3
Click Apply on the basic or advanced properties screen to activate the selected location profile.
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Buttons on the Basic Properties Screen (continued)
Description
Exits the application or screen without saving revised settings.
Exits the application or screen and saves the revised settings.
Allows you to access the client utility help screen (for additional
information see the "Getting Help" section on page 6-22.
Select a location profile or add a new profile. See "Selecting a Location Profile" section on page 6-6.
Specify unique connection parameters on the basic properties screen (see Figure 6-2) or the
advanced properties screen (see Figure 6-8).
Set the network type
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Set the network name or SSID
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Specify security parameters on the basic properties screen (see Figure 6-2) or the advanced
properties screen (see Figure 6-8). Refer to
and WEP and instructions on setting these security features.
Enable or disable WEP
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If WEP is enabled, set up to four WEP keys
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– Enable or disable LEAP
– If LEAP is enabled, set your LEAP username and password
Click the Apply button on the basic properties screen (see Figure 6-2) or the advanced properties
screen (see Figure 6-8) to set and store the parameters for the specified profile.
Location Pull-Down Menu
Chapter 6 Advanced Configuration on Mac OS X
Chapter 4, "Security Features" for information on LEAP
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