The profile screen – TRENDnet TEW-603PI User Manual
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NFORMATION PANEL IS SHOWN IN ALL SCREENS SO YOU CAN
ALWAYS SEE THE STATUS OF YOUR CURRENT CONNECTION. MONITOR THIS
SETTING AS YOU MOVE AROUND TO ATTAIN A SUITABLE SIGNAL.
The Profile Screen
A profile is a record of the configuration you use to connect to a particular access point. Without
profiles, you would have to reconfigure the TEW-603PI each time you change access points.
Using the Profile screen you can configure the TEW-603PI to access your home network and
your office network. Each configuration is saved as a profile.
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IRELESS SYSTEMS WORK IN INFRASTRUCTURE MODE OR AD-HOC
(PEER
-
TO
-
PEER) MODE.
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N
INFRASTRUCTURE MODE, WIRELESS DEVICES
COMMUNICATE TO A WIRED LAN
VIA ACCESS POINTS.
E
ACH ACCESS POINT AND
ITS WIRELESS DEVICES ARE KNOWN AS A
B
ASIC
S
ERVICE
S
ET
(BSS). I
N
AD
-
HOC MODE (ALSO KNOWN AS PEER
-
TO
-
PEER MODE), WIRELESS DEVICES
COMMUNICATE WITH EACH OTHER DIRECTLY AND DO NOT USE AN ACCESS
POINT.
T
HIS IS AN INDEPENDENT
BSS (IBSS).
NOTE