Linksys WMP11 manual Profiles, Profile Information

Instant Wireless® Series

Profiles

The Profiles screen 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 installed the Adapter.

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•Import - Click the Import button to import a profile that has been saved in another location. Select the appropriate file, and click the Open button.

Figure 7-6

Profile - Name of the connection profile.

SSID - The wireless network’s SSID, as set in the connection profile.

Profile Information

Network Type - The wireless mode currently in use.

Transfer Rate - The data transfer rate of the current connection: 1Mbps, 2Mbps, 1 or 2Mbps, 5.5Mbps, 11Mbps, or Auto (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. If the wireless network has WEP encryp- tion enabled, you will see the screen shown in Figure 7-7.

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.”

Figure 7-7

•Export - Select the profile you want to save in a different location, and click the Export button. Direct Windows to the appropriate folder, and click the OK button.

Figure 7-8

Note: If you want to export more than one profile, you have to export them one at a time.

•Delete - Click the Delete button to delete a profile.

Click the X (Close) button in the upper right corner to exit the WLAN Monitor.

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