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Chapter 4 Using the Profile Manager

Importing and Exporting Profiles

This section provides instructions for importing and exporting profiles. You may want to use the

import/export feature for the following reasons:

• To back up profiles before changing client adapter types or uninstalling client adapter software

components

• To export profiles for a PC-Cardbus card in one Cardbus slot and import them for use with a second

Cardbus slot

• To set up your computer with a profile from another computer

• To export one of your profiles and use it to set up additional computers

Follow the steps in the corresponding section below to import or export profiles.

Importing a Profile

Step 1 If the profile that you want to import is on a floppy disk, insert the disk into your computer’s floppy drive.

Step 2 Open ACU; click the Profile Manager icon or select Profile Manager from the Commands drop-down

menu. The Profile Manager screen appears (see Figure 4-1).

Step 3 Click Import. The Import Profile screen appears.

Step 4 Find the directory where the profile is located.

Step 5 Click the profile so it appears in the File name box at the bottom of the Import Profile screen.

Step 6 Click Open. The imported profile appears in the list of profiles on the Profile Manager screen.

Exporting a Profile

Step 1 Insert a blank floppy disk into your computer’s floppy drive, if you wish to export a profile to a floppy

disk.

Step 2 Open ACU; click the Profile Manager icon or select Profile Manager from the Commands drop-down

menu. The Profile Manager screen appears (see Figure 4-1).

Step 3 From the Profile Management drop-down box, select the profile that you want to export.

Step 4 Click Export. The Save Profile As screen appears. The default filename is ProfileName.pro, where

ProfileName is the name of the selected profile, and the default directory is the directory in which ACU

is installed.

Step 5 If you want to change the profile name, enter a new name in the File name edit box.

Step 6 Select a different directory (for example, your computer’s floppy disk drive or a location on the network)

from the Save in drop-down box.

Step 7 Click Save. The profile is exported to the specified location.

Step 8 Follow the instructions in the “Importing a Profile” section to import the profile on another computer.