User's Manual

Managing your Wireless II Network CHAPTER 5
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Select Activate then Close. Your computer will load the settings for the
selected profile and reboot if necessary.
Creating a new profile
If you plan to use your laptop in several networks, you can create a profile
for each network. All profiles contain the wireless and operating system
settings including:
• profile name
• profile network configuration type
• network mode
• encryption
• Windows network settings
What are the profile configuration types?
With your Wireless II network, there are two ways to configure profiles:
1 AnyPoint wireless network configuration - Choose this profile type if
your network uses only AnyPoint Wireless II devices. This profile type
is the easiest to create. The profile wizard merely asks you for a name
and password, and an encryption code. Using your input, the software
defaults the other settings.
2 Manual wireless network configuration - Choose this profile type if
your network includes any wireless adapter (using 802.11b technology)
other than an AnyPoint Wireless II adapter. In this case, the profile
wizard prompts you for more input for specific 802.11b settings.
What are the profile modes?
When you create a profile, you will select one of two profile modes: Peer-
to-Peer
(or ad hoc) mode or the Infrastructure mode.
Before you can make that decision, you must know which type of profile
you want to create. To help you decide, consider the following options.
Configure an Infrastructure profile if you want to connect:
• to a public access point, such as an airport or coffee house.
• to a home or small office network with a gateway.
• to a corporate wired network or in a network that uses a gateway.
Configure a Peer-to-Peer profile if you want to connect to:
• a home or small office network with only PCs (and no gateway).