Cisco Systems CB21AG manual Overview, Parameter Category Number

Chapter 5 Configuring the Client Adapter

Overview

Overview

When you choose to create a new profile or modify an existing profile on the Cisco Aironet Desktop Utility (Profile Management) window, the Profile Management windows appear. These windows enable you to set the configuration parameters for that profile.

Note

Note

If you do not change any of the configuration parameters for a newly created profile, the default values are used.

If you are planning to set parameters on more than one of the Profile Management windows, wait until you are finished with all of the windows before clicking OK. When you click OK, you are returned to the Cisco Aironet Desktop Utility (Profile Management) window.

Each of the Profile Management windows (listed below) contains parameters that affect a specific aspect of the client adapter:

•General—Prepares the client adapter for use in a wireless network

•Advanced—Controls how the client adapter operates within an infrastructure or ad hoc network

•Security—Controls how a client adapter associates to an access point, authenticates to the wireless network, and encrypts and decrypts data

Table 5-1enables you to quickly locate instructions for setting each Profile Management window’s parameters.

Table 5-1	Locating Configuration Instructions
Parameter Category		Page Number
General		5-3
Advanced		5-6
Security		5-13

Note If your system administrator used an administrative tool to deactivate certain parameters, these parameters are disabled on the Profile Management windows and cannot be selected.

Note You can also set two roaming parameters for your client adapter outside of ADU using the Windows Control Panel. Refer to the “Setting Roaming Parameters in the Windows Control Panel” section on page 5-55for details.

Cisco Aironet 802.11a/b/g Wireless LAN Client Adapters (CB21AG and PI21AG) Installation and Configuration Guide

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