NETGEAR WNDA3100 - Manual (Page 31)

NETGEAR RangeMax Dual Band Wireless-N USB Adapter WNDA3100 User Manual
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4. Review you settings, and click Finish.
The Smart Wizard initiates your wireless connection. You can use the status bar to verify your
network connection. For more information, see
“Smart Wizard Status Bar” on page 1-9 .
Profiles
The WNDA3100 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 field, the name Profile is used to save
your settings. If you do this more than once, you are asked if you want to replace the previous
settings stored in Profile.
Adding Profiles
You can store multiple profiles and recall the one that 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.
• Computer-to-Computer (Ad Hoc). Connect directly to another computer with the 802.11
Ad Hoc mode.
For more information about 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 Dual Band Wireless-N USB Adapter
WNDA3100 to connect to a wireless access point or router.