Linksys WMP54G Network Card User Manual


 
Wireless-G Notebook Adapter
1. On the Profiles screen, shown in Figure 7-6, click the New button to create
a new profile.
2. When the Create connection
profile screen appears (Figure
7-9), enter a name for the new
profile. Click OK to save the
profile name or click Cancel
to return to the previous
screen.
3. The Choose a network type screen (Figure 7-10) shows a choice of two
wireless modes. Click the Infrastructure Mode radio button if you want
your wireless computers to communicate with computers on your wired
network via a wireless access point. Click the Ad-Hoc Mode radio button
if you want multiple wireless computers to communicate directly with each
other. Click the Next button to continue or the Back button to return to the
previous screen.
Infrastructure Mode - This mode allows wireless and wired networks to
communicate through an access point.
Ad-Hoc Mode - This mode allows wireless-equipped computers to com-
municate directly with each other. No access point is used.
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Figure 7-10
Figure 7-9
Creating a New Profile
Import - Click
the Import but-
ton to import a
profile that has
been saved in
another location.
From the screen
that appears
(shown in Figure
7-7), select the
appropriate file,
and click the
Open button.
Export - To save the profile(s) in
a different location, click the
Export button. On the screen that
appears (Figure 7-8), direct
Windows to the appropriate fold-
er and click the OK button.
Delete - Click the Delete button to delete a profile.
Click the X (Close) button in the upper right corner to exit the WLAN Monitor.
Figure 7-7
Figure 7-8
Note: If you have more than one profile, all profiles will be auto-
matically selected and exported to the same folder.