Patent ID: 7653032

Claim:
A wireless device, comprising: a wireless communication port to allow the device to communicate with a wireless network through a wireless access point; a memory including at least two wireless network profiles, the wireless network profiles comprising a predefined set of properties for a connection with the wireless network, the predefined set of properties including security properties and encryption properties; a device management module to allow an operating system of the wireless device and a system administrator of the network to access information about components of the wireless device, and to present a user with a list of preferred profiles on the wireless device for the connection to the wireless network and a list of supported wireless network adapters for the preferred profiles, wherein the device management module allows the system administrator to access information about components of the wireless device remotely through the network and wherein the device management module includes an extension for a namespace associated with network adapters; and a user interface to allow the user to select one of the preferred profiles to establish the connection to the wireless network, wherein the device management module further allows the system administrator to access the wireless device remotely through the network and select a different wireless network profile than the preferred profile selected by the user to establish the connection to the wireless network.