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Chapter 4 Using the Profile Manager

Overview of Profile Manager

ACU’s profile manager feature allows you to create and manage up to 16 profiles (or saved

configurations) for your client adapter. These profiles enable you to use your client adapter in different

locations, each of which requires different configuration settings. For example, you may want to set up

profiles for using your client adapter at the office, at home, and in public areas such as airports. Once

the profiles are created, you can easily switch between them without having to reconfigure your client

adapter each time you enter a new location.

Profiles are stored in the part of the registry reserved for the client adapter driver and, therefore, are tied

to radio type. Consequently, if you set up profiles for a 340 series PC card and later upgrade to a 350

series PC card, all of the profiles will be lost. Similarly, all profiles are lost if you uninstall the client

adapter’s software components. To prevent your profiles from becoming lost, Cisco recommends that

you back up your profiles using the profile manager’s import/export feature. See the “Importing and

Exporting Profiles” section on page 4-9 for details.

Opening Profile Manager

To open ACU’s profile manager, double-click the Aironet Client Utility (ACU) icon on your desktop

or double-click My Computer > Control Panel > Aironet Client Utility to open ACU. Then click the

Profile Manager icon or select Profile Manager from the Commands drop-down menu. The Profile

Manager screen appears (see Figure 4-1).

Figure 4-1 Profile Manager Screen