MagicLAN5 Utility
SWL-2700M/5300M
User’s Guide
Introduction
The MagicLan5 Utility is a user-mode utility designed to edit and add profiles for, as well as display and diagnostics pertaining to a selected SWL-2700M/5300M minipci card (wireless adapter).
See also:
•System Requirements
•Scan Available Networks
•Profile Management
•TCP/IP Configuration
System Requirements
•Laptop/ PC containing:
•32-bit CardBus slot (or Desktop PC with PC Card-PCI adapter)
•Mini PCI
•32 MB memory or greater
•300 MHz processor or higher
•Microsoft Windows 2000, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows 98 Second Edition, Windows XP
Scan Available Networks
Click the Refresh button on the Wireless Networks tab to scan for available infrastructure and ad hoc networks.
Connecting to a different network
•Highlight a network name and click the Configure button to connect an available netwo rk. If no configuration profile exists for that network, the Profile Management windo w opens to the General tab. Fill in the profile name and click OK to create the configuration profile for that network.
Profile Management
Configure the wireless network adapter (wireless card) from the Wireless Networks tab of the MagicLan5 Utility.
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Add a profile |
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Switch to a different profile |
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Edit a profile |
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Remove a profile |
The wireless network adapter works in either infrastructure mode (which uses an access point) or ad hoc mode (a group of stations participating in the wireless LAN).
Create or Modify a Configuration Profile
To add a new configuration profile, click New on the Wireless Networks tab. To modify a configuration profile, select the configuration from the Profile list and click the Modify button.
Profile Management:
•Edit the General tab.
•Edit the Security tab.
•Edit the Advanced tab.
To configure a profile for ad hoc or access point (infrastructure) mode, edit the Network Type field on the Advanced tab.
Remove a Configuration Profile
1.Go to the Wireless Networks tab.
2.Select the profile to remove from the list of configuration profiles.
3.Click the Remove button.
Switching to a different configuration profile
1.To switch to a different profile, go to the Wireless Networks tab.
2.Click on the profile name in the Profile List.
3.Click the Activate button.
See also Scan Available Networks.