Connect to a network, Connect to a wireless network, First time connection – Intel 3945ABG User Manual

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Connect to a Network: Intel(R) PRO/Wireless

3945ABG Network Connection User Guide

Connect to a wireless network

First Time Connection

Other Wireless Managers

Connect to a wireless network

You can connect to a wireless network with one of the following methods.

Automatic Connection: If an existing profile matches an available network, you are

automatically connected to that wireless network.

Configure a new profile: Select a wireless network from the list of wireless

networks in the Intel PROSet/Wireless main window. Click Connect. If you

successfully connect, a profile is created in the Profiles list for future use.

Connect to a profile in the Profiles list: You can select a profile from the Profiles

list. To activate it, click Profiles on the Intel(R) PROSet/Wireless main window. Select

the profile in the Profiles list. Click Connect. This allows you to connect to a network

that is lower in the list (if it is available).

Right-click the

Taskbar icon

located in the lower right corner of your Windows

Desktop. Right click Connect to Profiles. A list of previously configured profiles is

listed. Select a profile.

First Time Connection

Intel PROSet/Wireless automatically detects wireless networks that are within range of your

wireless adapter. When a network is found, a desktop alert notification displays: Wireless

networks found. See

Taskbar Icons

for more information.

1. Double-click the desktop alert to open the Intel PROSet/Wireless main window.

2. Select a network from the wireless networks list.

3. Click Connect. If the network does not require security authentication, a desktop

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