User’s Guide
4-1
4
Advanced Operations
Introduction
This chapter provides detailed information on how to use your
Compaq Wireless LAN MultiPort W200.
It also shows you how to use the Client Manager tool to:
■
Set up and Manage User Profiles
■
Secure your Wireless Network
■
Diagnostic Options
■
Disable/Enable the Wireless LAN MultiPort W200.
Some screens and procedures in this chapter will look different
for computers running Microsoft Windows XP Professional
Edition or Windows XP Home Edition. This is because the
architecture of this operating system behaves differently when
compared to Windows 98 SE or Windows 2000 Professional.
The table below provides the differences between both systems at
a glance.
Feature
MS-Windows XP
MS-Windows 98 SE/2000
Multiple Wireless
Configuration Profiles
Yes, referred to as
Preferred Network
Yes, referred to as
Configuration Profile
Detect Wireless Networks
Automatically
Via Scan button on the
Configuration Panel
Signal Quality/Access to
Configuration Profiles
• via Network Icon on
task bar
• via Client Manager
via Client Manager
Connect to Profile
Automatically
according to order in
list of Preferred
Networks
Manually at user’s choice
via Client Manager
802.1x Support
Included with operating
system
Available via third-party
supplicants
