How to copy wireless settings from one computer to another.    

By: Jeremy Blevins

Netsh is a powerful command line tool and can be used to change a number of network settings.

First thing is to export your current wireless settings from a computer already connected into an XML file.

1. Click Start, click Run, type cmd, and click OK to open a command prompt.
2. At the command prompt, type netsh and press enter, then type in wlan and press enter.
3. Type in show profiles
4. The above command should show the name of the current wireless profile, next you can type in export profile name.
5. Type in quit to exit the netsh command.
6. This will create an XML file that looks similar to the below. 

NOTE: The below example is WEP which is less secure but works with more devices.

If you would like to be more secure wireless network WPA can also be configured.

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<WLANProfile xmlns="http://www.microsoft.com/networking/WLAN/profile/v1">
            <name>TEST</name>
            <SSIDConfig>
                        <SSID>
                                    <hex>484E31</hex>
                                    <name>TEST</name>
                        </SSID>
                        <nonBroadcast>true</nonBroadcast>
            </SSIDConfig>
            <connectionType>ESS</connectionType>
            <connectionMode>auto</connectionMode>
            <autoSwitch>false</autoSwitch>
            <MSM>
                        <security>
                                    <authEncryption>
                                                <authentication>open</authentication>
                                                <encryption>WEP</encryption>
                                                <useOneX>false</useOneX>
                                    </authEncryption>
                                    <sharedKey>
                                                <keyType>networkKey</keyType>
                                                <protected>true</protected>
<keyMaterial>01000000D08C9DDF0115D1118C7A00C04FC297EB010000004EB270E20673E

F41874AF9E9A704E1BA0000000002000000000003660000A800000010000000174691F4F4C

26672305D6929CB6495220000000004800000A00000001000000002C1F993121CA51DB23D3

EA9E562A21608000000D261B900232F950E1400000041A675E1744CEC2D78A69B78511D2C

B2B9AB6D83</keyMaterial>
                                    </sharedKey>
                        </security>
            </MSM>
</WLANProfile>

Use the following commands to add the setting to other computers

1. Click Start, click Run, type cmd, and click OK to open a command prompt.
2. At the command prompt, type netsh and press enter, then type in wlan and press enter.
3. Type in add profile filename=C:\Profilepath\”profilename.xml” interface=”W*”
4. Type in quit to exit.