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# CWConfiguration

Encapsulates an immutable configuration for an AirPort WLAN interface.

```
class CWConfiguration
```

## Topics

### Creating a configuration

[`init()`](/documentation/CoreWLAN/CWConfiguration/init())

Creates an empty CWConfiguration object.

[`init(configuration:)`](/documentation/CoreWLAN/CWConfiguration/init(configuration:))

Creates and returns a CWConfiguration object initialized with the given CWConfiguration object.

[`configuration`](/documentation/CoreWLAN/CWConfiguration/configuration)

Convenience method for getting an empty CWConfiguration object.

[`configurationWithConfiguration:`](/documentation/CoreWLAN/CWConfiguration/configurationWithConfiguration:)

Convenience method for getting a CWConfiguration object initialized with the given CWConfiguration object.

### Comparing configurations

[`isEqual(to:)`](/documentation/CoreWLAN/CWConfiguration/isEqual(to:))

Determine CWConfiguration object equality.

### Instance Properties

[`networkProfiles`](/documentation/CoreWLAN/CWConfiguration/networkProfiles)

An array of remembered CWNetworkProfile objects.

[`rememberJoinedNetworks`](/documentation/CoreWLAN/CWConfiguration/rememberJoinedNetworks)

AirPort client will remember all joined networks.

[`requireAdministratorForAssociation`](/documentation/CoreWLAN/CWConfiguration/requireAdministratorForAssociation)

Require an administrator password to change networks.

[`requireAdministratorForIBSSMode`](/documentation/CoreWLAN/CWConfiguration/requireAdministratorForIBSSMode)

Require an administrator password to create a computer-to-computer network.

[`requireAdministratorForPower`](/documentation/CoreWLAN/CWConfiguration/requireAdministratorForPower)

Require an administrator password to change the interface power state.


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