Creating A New Profile - Network Everywhere NWP11B User Manual

Creating a New Profile

New profiles can be created in the following manner:
1. On the Profiles screen (Figure 5-6), click the New button to create a new
profile.
2. Enter a name for the new profile on
the screen shown in Figure 5-10.
3. The Choose a network type screen, shown in Figure 5-11, 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. Then, enter your wireless network's SSID. Click the Next
button to continue or the Back button to return to the previous screen.
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Figure 5-10
Figure 5-11
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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.
SSID - The SSID is the unique name shared by all devices in a wireless net-
work. The SSID must be identical for all devices in the wireless network. It
is case-sensitive and must not exceed 32 characters (use any of the charac-
ters on the keyboard). Make sure this setting is the same for all devices in
your wireless network.
4. The Network Settings screen, shown in Figure 5-12, will appear next. If
your network has a DHCP server, click the radio button next to Obtain an
IP address automatically (DHCP). Click the Next button to continue or
the Back button to return to the previous screen.
If your network does not have a DHCP server, click the radio button next to
Specify the IP address. Then, enter the following information:
IP Address - This IP Address must be unique to your network. Enter the IP
Address in this format: xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx (the x's represent your actual IP
Address).
Figure 5-12
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