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Chapter 4 Using the Profile Manager

Creating a New Profile

Follow the steps below to create a new profile.

Step 1 Perform one of the following:

• If you want to create a new profile from scratch, click New on the Cisco Aironet Desktop Utility

(Profile Management) window. Then go to Step 4.

• If you want to find an available network and create a profile based on it, click Scan on the Cisco

Aironet Desktop Utility (Profile Management) window. The Available Infrastructure and Ad Hoc

Networks window appears (see Figure 4-2).

Figure 4-2 Available Infrastructure and Ad Hoc Networks Window

This window displays a list of all available networks. Click the Refresh button when you want to

refresh the window and update the list of available networks.

Note The SSID of a Cisco IOS access point appears in the list of available networks only if a Guest

Mode SSID is enabled or the Broadcast SSID in Beacon option is selected. Refer to the

software configuration guide for your access point for additional information.

Table 4-2 provides a description of the default fields on the Available Infrastructure and Ad Hoc

Networks window. If you want to be able to view additional fields, choose Scan List Settings from

the Options drop-down menu. The Configure Scan List Columns window appears (see Figure 4-3).