<s>
Wireless	B-General_Concept
Zero	I-General_Concept
Configuration	I-General_Concept
(	O
WZC	O
)	O
,	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
Wireless	O
Auto	O
Configuration	O
,	O
or	O
WLAN	B-General_Concept
AutoConfig	I-General_Concept
,	O
is	O
a	O
wireless	B-General_Concept
connection	I-General_Concept
management	O
utility	O
included	O
with	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
XP	I-Application
and	O
later	O
operating	O
systems	O
as	O
a	O
service	O
that	O
dynamically	O
selects	O
a	O
wireless	B-General_Concept
network	I-General_Concept
to	O
connect	O
to	O
based	O
on	O
a	O
user	O
's	O
preferences	O
and	O
various	O
default	O
settings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
instead	O
of	O
,	O
or	O
in	O
the	O
absence	O
of	O
,	O
a	O
wireless	B-General_Concept
network	I-General_Concept
utility	O
from	O
the	O
manufacturer	O
of	O
a	O
computer	O
's	O
wireless	B-General_Concept
networking	I-General_Concept
device	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
drivers	O
for	O
the	O
wireless	O
adapter	O
query	O
the	O
NDIS	B-Application
Object	O
IDs	O
and	O
pass	O
the	O
available	O
network	O
names	O
(	O
SSIDs	B-General_Concept
)	O
to	O
the	O
service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
service	O
then	O
lists	O
them	O
in	O
the	O
user	O
interface	O
on	O
the	O
Wireless	B-General_Concept
Networks	I-General_Concept
tab	O
in	O
the	O
connection	O
's	O
Properties	O
or	O
in	O
the	O
Wireless	B-General_Concept
Network	I-General_Concept
Connection	O
dialog	O
box	O
accessible	O
from	O
the	O
notification	O
area	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wireless	B-General_Concept
Zero	I-General_Concept
Configuration	I-General_Concept
was	O
first	O
introduced	O
with	O
Windows	B-Application
XP	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
and	O
Windows	B-Device
7	I-Device
,	O
the	O
service	O
that	O
provides	O
equivalent	O
functionality	O
is	O
called	O
"	O
WLAN	B-General_Concept
AutoConfig	I-General_Concept
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Native	O
Wi-Fi	O
architecture	O
introduced	O
in	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Initially	O
,	O
there	O
was	O
no	O
Wireless	O
LAN	O
API	O
in	O
Windows	B-Application
XP	I-Application
for	O
developers	O
to	O
create	O
wireless	O
client	O
programs	O
and	O
manage	O
profiles	O
and	O
connections	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
,	O
Microsoft	O
released	O
KB918997	O
,	O
which	O
includes	O
a	O
Wireless	O
LAN	O
API	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
XP	I-Application
SP2	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
later	O
integrated	O
into	O
Windows	B-Application
XP	I-Application
Service	O
Pack	O
3	O
.	O
</s>
