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Chapter 6: Using the Wireless Network Monitor
Profiles
Wireless-G Notebook Adapter
Profiles
The Profiles screen lets you save different configuration profiles for different network setups. The table on the
right displays a list of infrastructure and ad-hoc networks available for connection This table shows the network’s
profile name and the wireless network’s SSID, as set in the connection profile.
Profile Information
For each profile selected, the following are listed:
Wireless Mode - The mode of the wireless network currently in use.
Transfer Rate - The Adapter is set to Auto mode, so it will dynamically shift to the fastest data transfer rate
possible at any given time.
Channel - The channel to which the wireless network devices are set.
Encryption- The status of the encryption security feature.
Authentication - The authentication setting for the network.
Connect - To connect to a wireless network using a specific profile, select the profile, and click the Connect
button.
New - Click the New button to create a new profile. See the next section, “Creating a New Profile,” for detailed
instructions.
Edit - Select a profile, and click the Edit button to change an existing profile.
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.
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.
Delete - Click the Delete button to delete a profile.
Figure 6-6: Profiles
Figure 6-7: Importing a Profile
Figure 6-8: Exporting a Profile
NOTE: If you want to export more than one profile, you have to export them one at a time.