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Advanced Settings

Use the Advanced Settings to password protect a profile, select a specific access point on a network to connect to, start an application or auto import a profile. Click the Advanced button on the General Settings page to access this page.

Name Description

Auto Connect

Automatic (Default): Select to have Intel(R) PROSet/Wireless connect automatically to this profile when it is in range.

On Demand: Select to prevent automatic connection of a profile when the network is in range. For example, if there is a cost for a wireless connection and you did not want to connect automatically when in range.

To connect to the network:

  1. Select the network from the Wireless Networks list.
  2. Click Connect.

Auto Import

Allows a network administrator to easily move the selected profile to other computers. When the exported file is placed in the Wireless\AutoImport directory on another computer, Intel(R) PROSet/Wireless automatically imports the profile.

NOTE: This feature is not available in when configuring Administrator Profiles.

Mandatory Access Point

Forces the wireless adapter to connect to an access point that uses a specific MAC address. Enter the MAC address of the access point (BSSID); 48-bit, 12 hexadecimal digits. For example, 00:06:25:0E:9D:84.

Clear: Clear current address.

NOTE: This feature is not available when ad hoc operating mode is used.

Password Protection
  1. Password protect this profile (maximum 10 characters): Select to enable a password for the profile. The default setting is cleared for no profile password.
  2. Password: Enter a password. The entered password characters display as asterisks.
  3. Confirm New Password: Reenter the password.

Start Application

Automatically starts a batch file, executable file, or script whenever you connect to the profile. For example, start a Virtual Private Network (VPN) session automatically whenever you connect to a wireless network.

  1. Click Enable Start Application.
  2. Enter the name of the program that you want to start or click Browse to locate the file on your hard disk. C:\Program Files\myprogram\myVPNfile.exe.
  3. Click OK to close the Advanced Settings.

Maintain Connection

The Maintain Connection option maintains the wireless connection with a user profile after log off.

If the Maintain Connection option is selected and a Persistent profile exists, the Persistent profile will not be applied at logoff. It will be applied only if the connection with this profile is lost.

NOTE: This option may be used with Nortel VPN client when it is configured to Logoff on Connect.

NOTE: This feature is not available when configuring Administrator Profiles.

User Name Format

User Name Format: An administrator can select the user name format for the authentication server.

The choices are:

  • user (default)
  • user@domain
  • user@domain.com
  • DOMAIN\user

NOTE: This feature is available only when configuring Admininstrator Profiles. It is not available when creating a profile from the Intel(R) PROSet/Wireless Create Wireless Profile page.
PLC Domain Check

Pre-logon Domain Check: This setting is visible only when using the Administrator Tool. The choices are:

  • Check for Domain Server Presence: When using a Pre-logon Connect profile while joined to a domain, this setting will verify the domain server's presence before the user login process is finished. If the server is not found, login may be delayed for a minute or more.
  • Just continue with login: Login proceeds normally. Server presence is not checked.

NOTE: This feature is available only when configuring Admininstrator Profiles. It is not available when creating a profile from the Intel(R) PROSet/Wireless Create Wireless Profile page.

OK

Close and save the settings.

Cancel

Close and cancel any changes.

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