Netgear WPNT121 User's Guide download pdf (Page 25)

NETGEAR RangeMax™ 240 Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter WPNT121 User Manual

3-3

v1.0, February 2006

Profiles

The WPNT121 Smart Wizard uses profiles to store all the settings for a particular wireless

network. There are two special profile names: Default and Profile.

Default: The Profile named Default automatically scans for any available network. You cannot

change this profile name.

Profile: If you do not enter a name in the Profile Name box, then the name Profile is used to save

your settings. If you do this more than once then you will be asked if you want to replace the

previous settings stored in Profile.

Adding Profiles

You can store multiple profiles and recall the one which matches the network you want to join.

If you use your computer to connect to different wireless networks, you can create a profile for

each wireless network. Then, you can easily load the profile that has all the settings that you need

to join the network you are using at the time.

There are two types of wireless network profiles that you can set up:

• Access Point (Infrastructure) — connect to an access point or router with the 802.11

infrastructure mode. For example, this mode is used when computers in a house connect to an

access point that is attached to a router, which lets multiple computers share a single cable or

DSL broadband Internet connection.

• Computer-to-Computer (Ad Hoc) — connect directly to another computer with the 802.11

ad hoc mode. For example, Ad Hoc mode is used when two Windows computers are

configured with file and print sharing enabled and you want to exchange files directly between

them.

For more information on 802.11 wireless network modes, see the wireless reference document at:

http://documentation.netgear.com/reference/enu/wireless/index.htm.

Setting up a Profile to Connect to an Access Point or Router

Follow these instructions to set up the RangeMax™ WPNT121 Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter to

connect to a wireless access point or router.

1 2 ... 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 ... 47 48

No comments

Netgear WPNT121 User's Guide Page 25