Chapter 3 Configuration
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Wireless-N USB Network Adapter
Profiles
Profile This is the name of the profile.
Wireless Network Name This is the SSID or unique name
of the wireless network.
Profile Information
For each profile selected, the following are listed:
Wireless Mode This is the mode of the wireless network
currently in use.
Wide Channel This displays the Wireless-N primary
channel used with a 40 MHz radio band network.
Standard Channel This displays the channel used by
your wireless network.
Security This is the status of the wireless security.
Authentication This is the authentication setting for the
network.
Connect To connect to a wireless network using a specific
profile, select the profile, and click Connect.
New Click New to create a new profile. See the next
section, “Creating a New Profile,” for instructions.
Edit Select the profile you want to change and click Edit.
Import Click Import to import a profile that is saved in
another location. Select the appropriate file, and click
Open.
Export Select the profile you want to save in a different
location, and click Export. Direct Windows to the
appropriate folder, and click Save.
Delete Select the profile you want to delete and click
Delete.
NOTE: If you want to export more than one
profile, you must export them one at a time.
Create a New Profile
The next screen is the Available Wireless Networks screen.
Available Wireless Networks
This screen provides two options for setting up the
Adapter.
Available Wireless Networks (For most users.) Use this
option if you already have a network set up. The networks
available to this Adapter are listed on this screen. You
can choose one of these networks and click Connect
to connect to it. Click Refresh to update the Available
Wireless Networks list.
Advanced Setup If your network is not listed on this
screen, select Advanced Setup to set up the adapter
manually. This method of setting up the Adapter is
intended for Advanced Users only.
The setup for each option is described, step by step, under
the appropriate heading on the following pages.
Click Exit to close the Setup Wizard and set up the Adapter
later.
Available Wireless Networks
The available networks are listed in the table on the
center of the screen by Wireless Network Name. Select
the wireless network you wish to connect to and click
Connect. (If you do not see your network listed, you can
click Refresh to bring the list up again.) If the network
utilizes wireless security, you will need to configure
security on the Adapter. If not, you will be taken directly to
the Congratulations screen.
If you have wireless security enabled on your network, 1.
continue to step 2. If you don’t have wireless securit y
enabled, continue to step 3.
If your network has WEP, WPA, or WPA2 wireless security 2.
enabled, then that security screen appears. Continue
to the screen for your wireless security.
3.