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Profile Wizard General Settings

The

General Settings

page is the first page in the Create WiFi Profile Wizard.

See

Profile Management

for a description of when the Create WiFi Profile General Settings is launched.

NOTE

: Throughout this Help, the terms "wireless" and "WiFi" are used interchangeably.

How to Access

1. If you are creating or editing an administrator profile, open the Administrator Tool. Or if you are creating or

editing a personal profile, at the main window, click

Profiles

2. At the Profiles window or tab, for an existing profile, click

Properties

. For a new profile click

Add

While you configure a profile, you can use the left pane to navigate to the General and Security Settings pages.
The

Back

and

Next

buttons located at the bottom of the Profile Wizard can also be used for the same functions.

General Settings Page Description

Name

Description

Profile Name

Name of the wireless network profile. When you configure a wireless network that was selected
from the WiFi Networks list, the profile name is the same as the WiFi Network Name SSID). This
name can be changed to be more descriptive or customized for your personal use.

Examples: My Office Network, Bob's Home Network, ABC Company Network

WiFi Network
Name (SSID)

Name of the wireless network access point used by the WiFi adapter for connection. The network
name must match exactly the name of the wireless access point. It is case sensitive.

When you configure a wireless network that was selected from the WiFi Networks list, the
network name is taken from the wireless network list. You cannot and should not change it.

<SSID not broadcast>

: If an access point does not broadcast its network name (SSID) or the

WiFi adapter receives a hidden network name from a stealth access point, it is displayed in the
WiFi Networks list. To associate with an <SSID not broadcast> network entry, a new profile
must be created before connection. Provide the actual SSID for the access point. After
connection, the <SSID not broadcast> is still displayed in the WiFi Networks list. The associated
SSID profile is viewed in the Profiles list.

Operating
Mode

Network (Infrastructure)

: Connect to an access point. An Infrastructure network consists of

one or more access points and one or more computers with WiFi adapters. This connection is the
type used in home networks, corporate networks, hotels, and other areas that provide access to
the network and/or the internet.

NOTE

: Only

Network (Infrastructure)

is available for administrator profiles (Pre-

logon/Common and Persistent profiles). See the

Administrator Tool

for more information.

Device to Device (ad hoc)

: Connect directly to other computers in an ad hoc wireless network.

This type of connection is useful for connections between two or more computers only. It does
not provide access to network resources or the internet.

Administrator
Profile Type

(Visible only in
Administrator
Tool)

Persistent

: Persistent profiles are applied at boot time or whenever no one is logged on the

computer. After a user logs off, a Persistent profile maintains a wireless connection either until
the computer is turned off, or a different user logs on.

Pre-logon/Common

: These profiles are only available using the Administrator Tool. Pre-

logon/Common profiles are applied once a user logs on. The connection is made as part of the

Intel® PROSet/Wireless WiFi Connection Utility User's Guide