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V1.1
Wi-Fi network list
To access a list of available Wi-Fi networks, click
Networks
at the main
Wi-Fi
screen. At the
Available Networks
screen, you can:
•
Click the column headers to sort them in a particular order.
•
Right click anywhere in this screen to turn the column topics on and off and set options,
such as
Show Closed Networks
and
Consolidate Networks
. (Consolidate takes all your
networks with the same SSID and consolidates them into one.)
The
Available Networks
screen contains the following information:
•
Connect
- This column provides connect / disconnect buttons for each available network.
To connect to a network, click the
Connect
button for that network.
•
Preferred
- A checkmark is presented for any Wi-Fi network that is currently listed in the
Network Profiles
screen. This includes network profiles that have been pre-defined, Wi-Fi
networks for which you have created profiles for, and Wi-Fi networks that you have saved
using
New Network Options
.
•
Network
- This is the Network Signal Set Identifier (SSID). Essentially this is just a name
that is broadcast by a Wi-Fi access point to identify the network.
If you see a *closed* item in this column, this indicates the presence of one or more
closed networks. Connecting to such a network requires the creation of a profile for that
network.
•
Mode
-
indicates that this network is in infrastructure mode. You will be connecting
to a network through a dedicated wireless access point.
indicates that this network
is in ad hoc mode. You will be connecting directly to another PC through its wireless
network interface card.
•
BSSID
- This is the MAC address of the Access Point’s Wireless Network Interface Card.
