The
Profiles
screen, shown in Figure 7-6, 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 ran the Setup
Wizard.
Profile
- Name of the connection profile.
SSID
- The wireless network’s unique name, as set in the connection profile.
Profile Information
Wireless Mode
- The mode of the wireless network currently in use.
Transfer Rate
- The data transfer rate of the current connection. (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.
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,” for detailed instructions.
Import
- Click the
Import
button to
import a profile
that has been saved
in another location.
Select the appropriate
file, as shown in
Figure 7-7, and
click the
Open
button.
Export
- To save
the profile(s) in a
different location,
click the
Export
button. Direct
Windows to the
appropriate folder,
as shown in Figure
7-8, 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.
