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Wireless Applications 7-5

Tap-and-hold on a WLAN network to launch a context sensitive menu. The menu provides two options: Connect and Refresh. Select

Refresh to refresh the WLAN list. Wireless profiles may also be created from one of the listed networks by selecting a network from

the list and then selecting Connect. Selecting Connect displays the Profile Editor Wizard. The wizard is initialized to set the values

for the selected network. After the profile editing is completed, it automatically connects to the newly edited profile.

Profile Editor Wizard

The Profile Editor Wizard displays when creating a new profile, or editing an existing profile. If editing a profile, the fields are

populated with the current settings for that profile. If creating a new profile, the known information for that WLAN network are

populated into the fields.

Navigate through the wizard using the Next and Back buttons. Tap X to quit, a notification box appears asking the user to confirm

the quit. Tap No to return to the wizard or tap Yes to quit and return to the Manage Profiles window.

Profile ID

The Profile ID dialog box is the first dialog box in the Profile Editor Wizard. Use the Profile ID dialog box to input the fields for the

profile name and the ESSID.

Figure 7-3. Profile ID Dialog Box

Two profiles with the same user friendly name are valid but not recommended.

Tap Next. The Operating Mode dialog box displays.

Table 7-4. Profile ID Fields

Field Description

Name Populated with the name and (WLAN) identifier of the network connection. Use the Name: field to enter a user friendly name

of the mobile computer profile used to connect to either an AP or another networked computer. Example: The Public LAN.

ESSID Populated with the name and (WLAN) identifier of the network connection, or use the ESSID field to enter the name and (WLAN)

identifier of a WLAN network connection that was not listed on the Find WLANs window.

The ESSID is the 802.11 extended service set identifier. The ESSID is 32-character (maximum) string identifying the WLAN. The

ESSID assigned to the mobile computer is required to match the AP ESSID for the mobile computer to communicate with the AP.

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