•WEP—Select whether you want to enable WEP encryption. Select Yes to enable WEP encryption. Select No to disable WEP encryption. If you select Yes the WEP Configuration dialog box will open when you click the Okay button.
•OK—Click the OK button to save your specifications and return to the Profiles page.
•Cancel—Click the Cancel button to return to the Profiles page without saving your specifications.
•Signal Strength—Displays the strength of the signal. Signal Strength is based on the peak signal level the wireless adapter receives from the wireless device to which it is connected.
•Signal Quality—Displays the quality of the signal. Signal Quality is a signal-to-noise ratio, which is a measurement comparing strength of the signal with the background noise on the wireless network.
Edit Profile Dialog Box
Select Profiles»Edit to open this dialog box. Use this dialog box to edit the settings of an existing profile.
This page includes the following components:
•Profile Name—Displays the current name of the profile you are editing. Enter any changes to the name of the profile in this field.
•Network Type—Displays the current network mode of the profile you are editing. Select Infrastructure or Ad-hoc from the menu to change the network type of the profile. Select Infrastructure if your network consists of both wired and wireless devices that communicate through a central device, such as an access point. Select Ad- hoc if your network consists of only wireless devices that communicate with each other directly.
•SSID—Displays the current SSID of the profile you are editing. Enter any changes to your SSID in this field.The SSID is the unique network name that functions as an identifier for your wireless devices. All wireless devices on a network must use identical SSIDs to successfully associate with other devices on the network. myssid is an example of a valid SSID.
•IP—Displays the current method of obtaining your IP address. Select Automatically or Manually from the menu to change the method affiliated with the profile. Select Automatically to obtain your IP address automatically. Select Manually to manually enter your IP address. If you select Manually from the IP menu, the IP Configuration dialog box will open when you click the Okay button.
•WEP—Displays whether WEP encryption is currently used by the profile you are editing. Select Yes or No from the menu to change whether WEP encryption is used with the profile. Select Yes to enable WEP encryption. Select No to disable WEP encryption. If you select Yes from the WEP menu, the WEP Configuration dialog box will open when you click the Okay button.
•Okay—Click the Okay button to save your changes and return to the Profiles page.
•Cancel—Click the Cancel button to return to the Profiles page without saving your changes.
•Signal Strength—Displays the strength of the signal. Signal Strength is based on the peak signal level the wireless adapter receives from the wireless device to which it is connected.
•Signal Quality—Displays the quality of the signal. Signal Quality is a signal-to-noise ratio, which is a measurement comparing strength of the signal with the background noise on the wireless network.
IP Configuration Dialog Box
Use this dialog box to manually set your Internet Protocol (IP) specifications.
This page includes the following components:
•IP Address—Enter the IP address of your network.
•Subnet Mask—Enter the subnet mask.
•Okay—Click the Okay button to save your specifications and return to the previous dialog box, either the New Profile dialog box or the Edit Profile dialog box.
16