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Spectrum24 Network Configuration
a. To create a password for the first time, leave the Current Password: text box
empty and enter the new password in the New Password: and Confirm New
Password: text boxes. Tap OK.
b. To change an existing password, enter the current password in the Current
Password: text box, enter the new password in the New Password: and Confirm
New Password: text boxes.Tap OK.
c. Delete the password, in this case enter the current password in the Current
Password edit box and leave the New Password and Confirm Password edit
boxes empty.
Note: Passwords are case sensitive and can not exceed 10 characters.
Changing Profiles
Select WLAN Profiles from the Mobile Companion menu to view, connect to, create and edit
a profile. A completed profile is a set of adapter configuration settings that can be used in
different locations to connect to a wireless network. Creating different profiles is a good way
of having pre-defined operating parameters available for use in various network
environments. When the WLAN Profiles window initially appears, existing profiles appear
in the WLAN Profiles list box.
Figure 9-27. Mobile Companion - WLAN Profiles
Select a profile from the list box and tap Connect to set that profile as the active profile.
Once selected, the terminal is using the authentication, encryption, ESSID, IP Config and
power consumption settings initially configured for that profile.