User's Manual

● A wireless router.
● A wireless network adapter for each computer that you want to connect to the
wireless network.
● If you want internet access for your WLAN, you also need broadband internet service
such as cable or DSL. This includes a broadband modem.
Wireless Networking Basics
What is a Wireless Network Management Utility?
The WiFi connection utility is a wireless network management utility. It helps you manage
your wireless connections. It can help you initially set up your wireless connections and then
easily manager those connections, opening and closing connections and managing security
as required. Some computers also ship with Microsoft Windows Zero Configuration, which is
another wireless network management utility, and you should not use both of these tools.
This is because network settings you create with one utility are not applied if the other utility
is managing wireless connections. We recommend that you pick one tool to manage wireless
connections, and stay with that.
See Use Microsoft Windows* to Manage WiFi* and also see Get Connected.
Network Name (SSID)
Every wireless local area network (WLAN) uses a unique network name to identify the
network. This name is also called the Service Set Identifier (SSID). When you set up your
WiFi adapter, you specify the SSID. If you want to connect to an existing WLAN, you must
use the name for that network. If you set up your own WLAN, you can make up your own
name and use it on each computer. The name can be up to 32 characters long and contain
letters and numbers. The SSID or network name is assigned at the access point or wireless
router.
Profiles
A profile is used to manage your computer's connection to a WLAN. A profile is a collection
of settings that determines how your computer connects to the WLAN. These settings (the
profile) are saved on your computer and are used each time you connect to that WLAN. The
profile includes all of the network information and security settings. Different profiles are
created for different WLANs. For your computer, each WLAN will have its own profile to
manage connection to that WLAN. Using the Intel® PROSet/Wireless WiFi Software, the
profiles for your computer are displayed in the Profiles list. With the utility, you can create,
edit, and remove profiles.
Security