User's Manual Part 1
Table Of Contents
- contents
- Preface
- Product Overview
- Preparing for Installation
- Installing the Client Adapter
- Using the Profile Manager
- Configuring the Client Adapter
- Overview
- Setting System Parameters
- Setting RF Network Parameters
- Setting Advanced Infrastructure Parameters
- Setting Advanced Ad Hoc Parameters
- Setting Network Security Parameters
- Using EAP Authentication
- Performing Diagnostics
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Chapter 4 Using the Profile Manager
Selecting the Active Profile
Selecting the Active Profile
Follow the steps below to specify the profile that the client adapter is to use.
Note If this is the first time that you are using profile manager and no profiles have been set previously,
the Use Selected Profile drop-down box is disabled but displays “Driver Advanced Tab Settings,”
which indicates that the driver is using any settings that were set through the Control Panel.
Step 1 Open ACU; then click the Select Profile icon or select Select Profile from the Commands drop-down
menu. The Select Profile screen displays (see Figure 4-2).
Figure 4-2 Select Profile Screen
Step 2
Select one of the following options:
• Use Selected Profile – This option allows you to select one profile for the client adapter to use. If
you choose this option, you also must select the desired profile from the drop-down box.
If the client adapter cannot associate to an access point or loses association while using the selected
profile, the adapter does not attempt to associate using another profile. To associate, you must select
a different profile or select Use Auto Profile Selection.
• Use Auto Profile Selection – This option causes the client adapter’s driver to automatically select
a profile from the list of profiles that were set up to be included in auto profile selection. The name
of the profile that is being used appears in the box to the right of the Use Auto Profile Selection
option.
If the client adapter loses association for more than 10 seconds (or for more than the time specified
by the LEAP authentication timeout value on the LEAP Settings screen if LEAP is enabled), the
driver switches automatically to another profile that is included in auto profile selection. The adapter
will not switch profiles as long as it remains associated or reassociates within 10 seconds (or within
the time specified by the LEAP authentication timeout value). To force the client adapter to associate
to a different access point, you must disable auto profile selection and select a new profile.