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# Create and manage profiles
> Create and manage column profiles in WiFi Explorer Pro 3.
*WiFi Explorer Pro 3* can show several capabilities and configuration parameters for each network. Some information is not displayed by default and can be shown by enabling or creating additional columns. Because not all troubleshooting tasks require the same information visibility, you can use profiles to create and display different sets of columns suitable for specific troubleshooting tasks and scenarios, and quickly switch between column arrangements as needed.
For example, if you are often troubleshooting Hotspot 2.0 networks, you may create a profile that includes columns to display information specific to Hotspot 2.0 networks, such as *HESSID*, *Vendor Type*, etc. If you are then tasked to work with mesh networks, you can create a mesh network profile and switch between profiles accordingly. By using profiles, you can display only the information you need for the task at hand.
Built-in columns, such as BSSID, network name, signal strength, etc. are part of every profile but you can choose whether to display them or not. You can also create other columns from fields found in the information elements advertised in beacon and probe responses, choosing from more than 650 available fields.
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## Create profiles
You can create custom profiles and assign different columns to it. You can also show or hide columns in a profile, add new columns, and change the column order.
*WiFi Explorer Pro 3* includes a default profile. This profile cannot be deleted or renamed.
### Create a profile
1. Go to *WiFi Explorer Pro 3* > *Settings* and click *Profiles*.
2. Click the **+** button under the profile list to create a new profile.
3. Customize the columns in the new profile.
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## Manage profiles
You can switch between profiles. You can also rename, duplicate, reset, import or export a profile.
### Switch between profiles
1. Go to *WiFi Explorer Pro 3* > *Settings* and click *Profiles*.
2. Select a profile under **Active Profile**.
You can also switch between profiles by selecting a different profile from the *profile chooser* shown in the main window of *WiFi Explorer Pro 3*.
If the *profile chooser* is not shown, go to *WiFi Explorer Pro 3* > *Settings* > *Profiles* and select **Show profile chooser in toolbar**.
### Rename a profile
1. Go to *WiFi Explorer Pro 3* > *Settings* and click *Profiles*.
2. Select the profile and press **Enter**, then type a new profile name.
### Duplicate a profile
1. Go to *WiFi Explorer Pro 3* > *Settings* and click *Profiles*.
2. Select the profile you want to duplicate.
3. Click the **More** button under the profile list, then choose **Duplicate Profile**.
### Reset a profile
1. Go to *WiFi Explorer Pro 3* > *Settings* and click *Profiles*.
2. Select the profile you want to reset.
3. Click the **More** button under the profile list, then choose **Reset Profile**.
Resetting a profile removes all previously added columns and resets the **Show** status of the profile's built-in columns. This cannot be undone.
### Import or export a profile
#### To import a profile:
1. Go to *WiFi Explorer Pro 3* > *Settings* and click *Profiles*.
2. Click the **More** button under the profile list, then choose **Import**.
3. Select the profile you want to import and click **Import**.
You can also import a profile by dragging the file into the profile list in *WiFi Explorer Pro 3* > *Settings* > *Profiles*.
#### To export a profile:
1. Go to *WiFi Explorer Pro 3* > *Settings* and click *Profiles*.
2. Select the profile you want to export.
3. Click the **More** button under the profile list, then choose **Export**.
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## Customize profiles
You can customize what columns are displayed for each profile. You can also add, pin, rename, or reorder columns.
### Add a column
1. Go to *WiFi Explorer Pro 3* > *Settings* and click *Profiles*.
2. Select the desired profile.
3. Click the **+** button found under the list of columns and choose the field you want to display as a column.
The name of the information element field used to create the column is shown in the **Field** column.
You can also create a column by doing Control-click on the information element field in *Advanced Details* and choosing **Apply as Column** from the context menu. You can also drag the field and drop it over the *Networks Table*'s header to create a column.
Some information element fields cannot be displayed as columns. If the field cannot be displayed as a column, the **Apply as Column** option will not be available, and you cannot drag and drop the field either.
### Show or hide columns
1. Go to *WiFi Explorer Pro 3* > *Settings* and click *Profiles*.
2. Select the profile, then click the **Show** field for the column you want to show or hide.
You can also show or hide columns in the active profile by doing Control-click in the *Networks Table*'s header and then checking or unchecking the name of the column you want to show or hide.
### Pin or unpin a column
Column pinning allows you to fix a column to the left edge of the *Networks Table* so that the column remains visible when scrolling the table horizontally.
1. Go to *WiFi Explorer Pro 3* > *Settings* and click *Profiles*.
2. Select the profile, then click the **Pin** field for the column you want to pin or unpin.
You can also pin or unpin a column in the active profile by doing Control-click in the *Networks Table*, over the column's title, and then choosing **Pin Column** or **Unpin Column**.
You can unpin all columns in the active profile by doing Control-click over a pinned column and choosing **Unpin All Columns**.
### Rename a column
1. Go to *WiFi Explorer Pro 3* > *Settings* and click *Profiles*.
2. Select the desired profile.
3. Select the column and press **Enter**, then type a new column name.
You can restore the column's name to its original value by deleting the custom name and leaving it blank.
You can also rename a column in the active profile by double-clicking the column's title in the *Networks Table* and then entering a new column name, or by doing Control-click in the column's title to choose **Rename Column**.
### Reorder columns
1. Go to *WiFi Explorer Pro 3* > *Settings* and click *Profiles*.
2. Select the desired profile.
3. Select the column and drag it within the list, then drop it into the new position.
You can also reorder a column in the active profile by dragging the column's title in the *Networks Table* and dropping it into the new position.
### Size a column to fit
Control-click a column's title in the *Networks Table* and choose **Size Column to Fit** to automatically adjust the column's width to fit its content.
To size all columns to fit their content at once, use the *Size All Columns to Fit* keyboard shortcut. See [Keyboard shortcuts](/wifiexplorerpro3/keyboard-shortcuts) for details.
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## Built-in columns
The following table lists the built-in columns, their descriptions, and their support in active and passive scan modes:
| Column | Description | Active scan mode | Passive scan mode |
| ------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | :--------------: | :---------------: |
| Amendments | Indicates the amendments to the 802.11 standard supported by the access point. | ✔︎ | ✔︎ |
| Annotations | An editable column for custom labels or comments, e.g. "AP, 2nd floor". | ✔︎ | ✔︎ |
| AP Name | The access point name as advertised in 802.11 beacon and probe response frames using vendor-specific elements. Supports AP name elements from Alcatel-Lucent, Alta, Arista, Aruba, Belden, Cisco, Extreme Networks/Zebra/Nokia, Fortinet, Huawei, Meter, MikroTik/Routerboard, Mist, Ruckus, Telecom Infra Project, and Ubiquiti. | ✔︎ | ✔︎ |
| Band | The frequency band of the wireless network, 2.4, 5 or 6 GHz. | ✔︎ | ✔︎ |
| Basic Rates | Indicates the set of data rates a client station must support to successfully connect to the access point. | ✔︎ | ✔︎ |
| Beacon Airtime | Indicates the time that it takes to transmit a beacon. | ✔︎ | ✔︎ |
| Beacon Interval | Indicates the frequency interval for beacons. | ✔︎ | ✔︎ |
| Beacon Mode | Indicates how the access point advertises the BSSID, which can be "Transmitted" or "Nontransmitted." A transmitted BSSID is advertised using a beacon or probe response. A nontransmitted BSSID is advertised as part of the Multiple BSSID information element in a beacon or probe response. | ✔︎ | ✔︎ |
| Beacon Rate | Indicates the data rate in Mbps at which beacon frames are transmitted. | | ✔︎ |
| BSSID | The MAC address of the wireless router or access point. | ✔︎ | ✔︎ |
| Center Frequency | The center radio frequency of the primary channel in MHz. | ✔︎ | ✔︎ |
| Channel | The primary channel of the wireless network. | ✔︎ | ✔︎ |
| Channel Utilization | Percentage of time the AP sensed the medium (channel) as busy (QBSS-enabled access points only). | ✔︎ | ✔︎ |
| Channel Width | The channel width, 20, 40, 80, 160, or 320 MHz. | ✔︎ | ✔︎ |
| Clients | Indicates the number of clients associated to the access point. | | ✔︎ |
| Count | Indicates the number of networks in the current group. | ✔︎ | ✔︎ |
| Country Code | The regulatory domain country code information. | ✔︎ | ✔︎ |
| Fast Transition | The current 802.11r (Fast BSS Transition) method for fast roaming (if supported). | ✔︎ | ✔︎ |
| First Seen | Indicates the absolute time at which the network was first found. | ✔︎ | ✔︎ |
| Generation | Indicates the generational name of the Wi-Fi technology supported by the network. You can learn more about generational names [here](https://www.wi-fi.org/news-events/newsroom/wi-fi-alliance-introduces-wi-fi-6). | ✔︎ | ✔︎ |
| IE Count | Indicates the number of information elements found in the beacon or probe response frame. | ✔︎ | ✔︎ |
| IE Total Length | Indicates the total number of bytes for all information elements found in the beacon or probe response frame. | ✔︎ | ✔︎ |
| Last Seen | Indicates the absolute time at which the network was last found. | ✔︎ | ✔︎ |
| Max Basic Rate | The maximum supported basic data rate in Mbps. | ✔︎ | ✔︎ |
| Max Rate | The maximum supported data rate in Mbps. | ✔︎ | ✔︎ |
| Min Basic Rate | The minimum supported basic data rate in Mbps. | ✔︎ | ✔︎ |
| Min Rate | The minimum supported data rate in Mbps. | ✔︎ | ✔︎ |
| Mode | The mode (or modes) supported by the access point. It can be either a, b, g, n, ac, ax, be, or a combination of them if multiple modes are supported. | ✔︎ | ✔︎ |
| Network Name | The name of the network or SSID (Service Set Identifier). | ✔︎ | ✔︎ |
| Noise | The current background noise level as dBm or %. | ✔︎ | ✔︎ |
| Protection Mode | The active protection mechanism for 802.11n High Throughput (HT) enabled networks. | ✔︎ | ✔︎ |
| Security | The security mode of the wireless network or blank if the network is open. | ✔︎ | ✔︎ |
| Seen | Indicates the relative time at which the network was last found. | ✔︎ | ✔︎ |
| Signal | The current received signal strength indicator (RSSI) of the wireless network as dBm or %. | ✔︎ | ✔︎ |
| SNR | The signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) of the wireless network as dB. *The greater the SNR, the better the signal quality of the wireless network*. | ✔︎ | ✔︎ |
| Stations | Number of clients currently associated to the access point radio (QBSS-enabled access points only). | ✔︎ | ✔︎ |
| Streams | The number of spatial streams supported. | ✔︎ | ✔︎ |
| Type | Indicates if the wireless network is configured in infrastructure (managed) or ad-hoc mode. | ✔︎ | ✔︎ |
| Uptime | The uptime of the network as estimated from its beacon's timestamp. | | ✔︎ |
| Vendor | The name of the manufacturer of the router or access point, if available. The manufacturer information is derived from the first three octets (XX:XX:XX) of the BSSID, which constitute the Organizationally Unique Identifier (OUI), also known as Company ID. Visit the [IEEE Registration Authority Website](http://standards.ieee.org/develop/regauth/oui/index.html) for more information. | ✔︎ | ✔︎ |
| Wide Channel | The center channel for the entire channel width. | ✔︎ | ✔︎ |