Profiles - Linksys WPC11 User Manual

Profiles

The Profiles screen, shown in Figure 7-7, lets you save different configuration
profiles for different network setups. You can also import or export profiles.
The default profile holds the initial configuration saved when you ran the Setup
Wizard.
Profile - Name of the setting profile.
SSID - The wireless network's unique name, as set in the connection profile.
Profile Information
Network Type - The mode of the wireless network currently in use.
Transfer Rate - The data transfer rate of the connection. (In Auto mode, the
Adapter dynamically shifts to the fastest data transfer rate possible at any given
time.)
Channel - The channel to which the wireless network devices are set.
WEP - The status of the WEP encryption security feature.
Connect - To connect to a wireless network using a specific profile, select the
profile, and click the Connect button.
Edit - Select a profile, and click the Edit button to change an existing profile.
New - Click the New button to create a new profile. See the next section,
"Creating a New Profile," for detailed instructions.
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Import - Click the Import button to import a profile that has been saved in
another location. Select the appropriate file, in the screen that appears (Figure
7-8), and click the Open button.
Export - To save the profile(s) in a different location, click the Export button.
Direct Windows to the appropriate folder, from the screen that appears (Figure
7-9), and enter the file name and click Save.
Delete - Click the Delete button to delete a profile.
Click the X (Close) button in the upper right corner to exit the WLAN Monitor.
Figure 7-8
Figure 7-9
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