Overview Of Profile Manager; Opening Profile Manager - Cisco AIR-PCI340 Installation And Configuration Manual

Overview of 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
Exporting Profiles" section on page 4-9

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
Cisco Aironet 340, 350, and CB20A Wireless LAN Client Adapters Installation and Configuration Guide for Windows
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Figure 4-1).
Profile Manager Screen
for details.
Chapter 4 Using the Profile Manager
"Importing and
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