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WiFiMan
is a tool that shows wireless adapters installed on a computer,
lists available wireless networks and allows you to manage
connection profiles.
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Note: This
module requires Windows XP SP2 or a newer operating system.
The interface of this tool
consists of the following three groups: Wireless
Adapter,
Available
Networks, and
Preferred
Networks (profiles).
The Wireless Adapter
group displays information
about the selected network adapter. If you have more than one
adapter installed, select the desired one from the list. For each
adapter, you can view its basic parameters, including the details
of the wireless network it is connected to. The following commands
are available for this group:
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Refresh
– refreshes information about
wireless adapters. |
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Change…
– shows the dialog where you can change the parameters of the
selected wireless adapter: IP
Address,
Subnet
mask,
Default
gateway,
DNS
server, and
MAC
address. |
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All Network
Adapters – displays the
dialog with the list of all network adapters and information about
them. Use the corresponding buttons to enable, disable or restart
the adapter. |
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Advanced Options
– allows you to configure a
number of settings; you can select the network type, indicate
whether Windows should be used for managing the adapter and select
the mode used for connecting to a network. The following options
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Networks to
access – configures the
behavior of the wireless network search. This option works in
Windows Vista or newer operating systems only. |
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Use Windows to configure
settings – this option
is supported in Windows XP only. |
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Automatically connect
to non-preferred
networks – this option is supported in Windows XP only. |
The Available
Networks group lists
available wireless networks along with their details. The following
commands are available for this group:
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Scan – scans the air for available wireless
networks. |
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Connect
– connects to the selected
network. |
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Disconnect
– disconnects from the selected
network. |
Right-clicking on the record
displays the context menu with the Connect
and Disconnect
commands.
The Preferred Networks
(profiles) group lists
preset profiles for connecting to wireless networks. You can
create, edit, or delete existing profiles. Exporting and importing
profiles in XML format might be useful when you need to quickly
transfer settings from one computer to another, or even distribute
settings over a group of users. The following commands are
available:
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Management
– opens the standard dialog for
managing wireless networks. This option is available in Windows
Vista or newer operating systems. It is not available in Windows
XP. |
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Add from XML
– adds a network profile from
an XML file. |
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Save to XML
– saves a network profile to an
XML file. |
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View as XML
– allows you to view the
selected network profile as XML. |
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Properties
– click on this button (or
double-click on the selected record) for the network profile
configuration dialog to be shown. Authentication, data encryption,
and other settings may be configured in this dialog. |
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Add – adds a new network profile and allows you
to configure its settings. |
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Remove
– deletes the selected profile
from the preferred networks list. |
If you'd like change to change
the order of preferred network profiles, use the
Up
and Down buttons located to the right from
the Preferred networks
(profiles) list.
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