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Profile, Some 3Com Wireless Network Adapters allow you to import Wireless

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48 CHAPTER 4: ACCESS POINT CONFIGURATION Profile Figure 33 Profile Screen Some 3Com Wireless Network Adapters allow you to import Wireless configurations via a 'profile'. The Access Point can generate a profile so that you do not need to configure your Wireless PCs manually. The profile contains three items as follows: ■ Service Area Name/SSID of the Access Point This is configured on the Configuration tab under the Wireless Settings option. ■ Encryption settings from the Access Point This is configured on the Encryption tab under the Wireless Settings option. ■ Profile Name This is used to identify the profile once it has been imported into the Wireless Network Adapter configuration software. Saving a Profile To set up a profile (once the Service Area Name/SSID and Encryption settings have been configured in the Access Point): 1 Enter a Profile Name (up to 25 alphanumeric characters) and then click Save Profile. 2 Your browser will then prompt you to enter a file name and folder location in which to save the profile. Once the profile has been saved it can be copied on to another PC and imported into the 3Com Wireless Network Adapter.

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48
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Profile
Figure 33
Profile Screen
Some 3Com Wireless Network Adapters allow you to import Wireless
configurations via a ‘profile’. The Access Point can generate a profile so
that you do not need to configure your Wireless PCs manually.
The profile contains three items as follows:
Service Area Name/SSID of the Access Point
This is configured on the
Configuration
tab under the
Wireless
Settings
option.
Encryption settings from the Access Point
This is configured on the
Encryption
tab under the
Wireless Settings
option.
Profile Name
This is used to identify the profile once it has been imported into the
Wireless Network Adapter configuration software.
Saving a Profile
To set up a profile (once the Service Area Name/SSID and Encryption
settings have been configured in the Access Point):
1
Enter a Profile Name (up to 25 alphanumeric characters) and then click
Save Profile
.
2
Your browser will then prompt you to enter a file name and folder
location in which to save the profile. Once the profile has been saved it
can be copied on to another PC and imported into the 3Com Wireless
Network Adapter.