Make More Efficient Use of ConfigFree

 Use setting dialogs
The following setting screens are found in  ConfigFree.

    1. Profile settings
    2. Device settings
    3. Detail  settings
    4. Option settings



1  Profile settings

Select the Profile tab header on the ConfigFree main window to display the Profile Settings tab, as shown below. You can use this tab to create a profile, edit a profile, view a profile configuration, and switch profiles.
This also displays  those wireless LAN access area profiles with a check mark added in the Wireless LAN Access Area Settings.




<Profile>
The box in the left center of the Profile Settings tab displays a list of registered profiles. When you select a profile from this list, the captured configuration information for that profile is shown at the right.

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Created Date
Date when the profile was created.

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Comment
Comment about the profile entered by the user.

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Captured items
The items such as Internet settings, Device, and/or TCP/IP settings captured in the profile.

When the information about the currently configured profile differs from the actual network configuration of the operating environment, an exclamation point (!) appears.
A description of the buttons and their functions is given below.

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    Switch
Click this button to switch to the specified profile.

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    Add
Click this button to display the Add Profile dialog box and capture a profile. You can overwrite the configuration of an existing profile by selecting the desired profile and clicking this button.
-    Modify
Click this button to display the Modify Profile dialog box.

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    Delete
Click this button to display the Delete Profile message box.

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    Details
Click this button to display the ConfigFree Details.

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    Export
Click this button to export  the profile.

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    Automatic Profile Switch
Click this button to display the Auto Switch dialog box. See Automatic Profile Switch for more information.

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    Internet Options
Click this button to display the Internet Options dialog box.

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    Security Settings
Click this button to display the Security Settings dialog box.


2  Device settings

Select the Devices tab header in the ConfigFree main window to display the Device Settings tab, as shown below.
In this tab, you can enable or disable any of the listed wired network devices, wireless network devices, or infrared devices, turn on or off any Bluetooth devices, and display the driver version and other information for each device.

Note: Only internal Bluetooth devices are supported.  PC cards and other external Bluetooth devices are not displayed.

 

<Device>
A description of the items at the bottom of the tab and their functions is given below. -
Enable/Disable

Select a network device from the box in the left center of the tab and click this button to enable or disable that device.
(Turns on or off the Bluetooth device.)

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Network Connections
Click this button to display the Network and Dial-up Connection window. However, clicking this button for an infrared device displays the Wireless Link Dialog Box instead.

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Automatic Network Switch
Check this box to enable Auto Switch (Cable Disconnect).


 
3  Detail settings

This window displays detailed information for each profile and can be used to view the various settings for the captured profiles. Although a portion of the captured information can be changed in this window, we strongly recommend that you verify the actual operation of that profile and overwrite the profile to change the settings. The actual network operations cannot be guaranteed when changes are made directly in this program.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Menu Bar
  Action:

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Modify Profile
Select this menu to display the Modify Profile dialog box.

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Copy Data
Only specified data in the Data column is copied.

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Copy All Data
All data in the Name and Data columns shown in the right pane is copied.

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Exit
Exit the program.

View:

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Refresh
Refreshes the ConfigFree (Details) window (F5 key).

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Big icon
Displays large icons.

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Small icon
Displays small icons.

Help:

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Help
Displays help.


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Version
Displays the program version information.


 

Actions from Tree View

Click the right mouse button in the right pane of this window to display the following action menu.

Copy Data:
Only specified data in the Data column is copied.

Copy All Data:
All data in the Name and Data columns shown in the right pane is copied.

Modify:
Select this menu to display the Modify dialog box.  

 

4  Option settings

This dialog box is used to configure ConfigFree options.



 

<Generic>
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    Stay on the task tray at the OS start up
Check this box to display the ConfigFree icon in the task tray at PC start up.

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    Show introduction window when opening ConfigFree
Check this box to display the overview dialog box at ConfigFree start up.
 

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    Use warning dialog when you connect to Toshiba Wireless Projector
Check this box to display the warning dialog when connecting to the Toshiba Wireless Projector.


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    Use sound
Check this box to enable sound for the following events.

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             When a switch has finished
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             When a problem is found
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             When a problem is solved

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    Check connection to Internet Service Provider
Check this box to enable checking of the following optional settings for each ISP.

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             Default Gateway Server
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             DNS Server
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             WINS Server
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             Proxy Server

Note:

Enabling "Check Connection to Internet Service Provider" will enable ConfigFree to send a PING packet to each server.
If the reply returns, it will judge if the server is available or working properly. However, some servers do not return PING packets intentionally. In this case, ConfigFree may analyze that the server is not functioning even though it is working properly.


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    Use warning message about Auto Switch
Check this box to display the warning dialog during an Auto Switch.


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    Display Ethernet device by adapter name
Check this to display the Ethernet device by the adapter name in the Device
Setting tab on the main screen and on the ConfigFree tray menu.

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Search for Toshiba network devices
Check this box to search the Toshiba network devices.
 


 


<Profiles>
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    Captured items (Default setting)
Check the boxes of the items to be captured. These settings are reflected in the Add Profile dialog box.
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    Use information dialog when device changes (Default setting)
An error occurs when you select a profile containing a network device that you deleted or replaced with a new device. Therefore, ConfigFree displays the following dialog box when switching profiles.

  

Click Yes to confirm the switching of the profile. Click No to cancel the switch.
Check the box next to "Do not show this dialog again" to prevent ConfigFree from displaying this dialog box again.

To display this dialog box again, check the box next to Use information dialog when device changes.





 


<Task tray>
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    Display option (Default setting)
Check the boxes of the items to be displayed on the ConfigFree tray menu.

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    Display balloon when IP address is retrieved
Check this to display a balloon in the ConfigFree tray when an IP address is retrieved.

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    Show Network Traffic Meter
Check this to display a traffic meter added to the ConfigFree icon on the task tray.