User's Manual

If your computer is set to obtain IP (Internet Protocol) settings automatically, the
IP Address
and
Subnet Mask boxes will contain 0.0.0.0, and the Default Gateway box will be blank,
before you join a WLAN. After you join a WLAN and receive IP settings from a server on
the network, the settings will appear in these boxes. This is a way of letting you know that
you are “fully connected” and can access e-mail, the World Wide Web, and other Internet-
based resources.
Rescan button: Click Rescan to try to re-establish a link that has gone down. You can also
click
Rescan to make the adapter “renegotiate” a link that has become slow; the connection
will be re-established at the highest speed possible.
7.2 Configuration Panel
The descriptions in this section apply to the Configuration panels in the main window, the New
Profile
dialog box, and the Profile dialog box. These panels all contain the same controls.
Use the main window’s
Configuration panel to view the adapter’s current settings and to make
experimental or temporary changes. When you want to save a configuration, access the
New
Profile
or Profile dialog box, either from the Site Survey panel (by double-clicking a listed
WLAN) or from the
Profiles panel (by clicking New, or by selecting a profile and clicking Edit).
Figure 15. The main window’s Configuration panel
Auto-detected configuration settings — those that appear in the New Profile or Profile dialog box
just after you double-click a WLAN in the Site Survey listing — ordinarily should not be changed.
Changing the auto-detected SSID or network mode setting will prevent you from establishing or
maintaining a connection to the WLAN.
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