Wednesday, August 21, 2002
HP Wireless Connection Profile Manager
Posted by Brad Adrian in "SOFTWARE" @ 11:01 PM
http://www.hp.com/solutions1/corporatebusiness/wcm/
Do you own a Compaq WL110 PC 802.11b wireless card? Do you need to access multiple wireless networks, each with different configuration needs? If you answered "Yes" to both questions, you might want to try out Hewlett-Packard's free connection manager.
"The HP Wireless Connection Manager is designed to make easy work of configuring your notebook or Pocket PC to automatically connect to 802.11b wireless networks. After you download the software, it instantly generates new location or wireless network profiles based on your current network configurations. It will also help you create profiles for new networks, automatically connect to preferred ones, and choose between overlapping ones.
"Once established, these profiles are used for automatic connection to wireless networks, eliminating the need for manual reconfigurations. The HP Wireless Connection Manager also automatically detects and notifies you when you are in the range of wireless signals and provides you with the option of logging into known networks or subscribing to new networks."
This looks like a great piece of software for anybody who has to keep navigating between WLANs. I really wanted to try it out, but unfortunately, I don't own the required card; the software will not install without the Compaq WL110 PC 802.11b wireless card. Anybody out there want to let us know if it's as helpful as it seems?
Do you own a Compaq WL110 PC 802.11b wireless card? Do you need to access multiple wireless networks, each with different configuration needs? If you answered "Yes" to both questions, you might want to try out Hewlett-Packard's free connection manager.
"The HP Wireless Connection Manager is designed to make easy work of configuring your notebook or Pocket PC to automatically connect to 802.11b wireless networks. After you download the software, it instantly generates new location or wireless network profiles based on your current network configurations. It will also help you create profiles for new networks, automatically connect to preferred ones, and choose between overlapping ones.
"Once established, these profiles are used for automatic connection to wireless networks, eliminating the need for manual reconfigurations. The HP Wireless Connection Manager also automatically detects and notifies you when you are in the range of wireless signals and provides you with the option of logging into known networks or subscribing to new networks."
This looks like a great piece of software for anybody who has to keep navigating between WLANs. I really wanted to try it out, but unfortunately, I don't own the required card; the software will not install without the Compaq WL110 PC 802.11b wireless card. Anybody out there want to let us know if it's as helpful as it seems?
