Configuring the Wireless LAN USB Adapter 4-3
Configuration Settings
1. Click the Configuration tab (see
Figur e 4-3) . In th is tab , you ca n chan ge the
default configuration settings below.
2. To create a new profile, click the Profile
box, and then type a name in the box.
3. Click the Create button.
4. To switch between profiles, click the Profile
box, and then click the profile that you
want.
5. Click the Activate button.
6. To remove a profile, click the Profile box,
and then click the profile that you want.
7. Click the Remove button.
8. Click the Operating Mode box.
If you are connecting to a network through
an access point, click Infrastructure.
If you are connecting to a network without
an access point, click Ad-hoc.
9. Click the Service Set Identifier (SSID) box.
In Infrastructure mode, set the SSID to the SSID of the access point.
In Ad-hoc mode, set the SSID to the SSID of the Ad-hoc station you want to
connect.
10.Click the Transfer Rate box, and then click the transfer rate that you want.
11.Click the Channel box.
In Infrastructure mode, you need not set the channel. The channel for the access
point is already set for you.
In Ad-hoc mode, set the channel to the channel of the Ad-hoc station you want
to connect.
Figure 4-3: Configuration tab
A profile is a set of
pre-defined values.
Service Set Identifier
(SSID) is case sensitive.