NETGEAR WPNT511 - Manual (Page 31)

User Manual for the NETGEAR RangeMax™ 240 Wireless Notebook Adapter WPNT511
Network Connections and Wireless Security 4-3
v1.0, October 2005
Profiles
The WPNT511 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.
• 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 Web link to “Wireless
Communications:” on page B-1 .
Profiles to Connect to an Access Point or Router
Follow these instructions to set up the NETGEAR RangeMax™ 240 Wireless Notebook Adapter
WPNT511 to connect to a wireless access point or router.