
Advanced Wireless LAN Features
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Advanced Wireless LAN Features
Setting up an Ad Hoc Group Network
In ad-hoc mode, a peer-to-peer network is created. An example might be networking laptops in
a meeting room in order to share information. The network is set up at the start of the meeting and
disappears when the last laptop is shut down. The following instruction explain how to set up an ad
hoc network using two PCs, however you can network any number of PCs together, just make sure
they have a unique IP number.
1. On laptop 1, select
Start
Settings
Control panel
Network connections
, right click
on Sony Ericsson 802.11b adaptor and select
Properties
.
2. The Wireless Network Connection Properties Window opens, in the
General
tab select
Internet
Protocol (TCP/IP)
and click
Properties
.
3. The Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Properties dialog opens. Click
Use the following IP address:
.
Type a unique IP address into the field, for example,
192.168.0.1
4. The subnet mask should be generated automatically, if it isn’t use
255.255.255.0
5. Make sure the
Use windows to configure my wireless network settings
isn’t selected.
6. Click
OK
.
7. On laptop 2, select
Start
Settings
Control panel
Network connections
, right click
your Wireless Network Connection and select
Properties
.
8. The Wireless Network Connection Properties Window opens, in the General tab select
Internet
Protocol (TCP/IP)
and click
Properties
.
9. The Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Properties dialog opens. Click
Use the following IP address:
.
Type a unique IP address, for example,
192.168.0.2
Note:
IP address must be unique for each machine.
10. The subnet mask should be generated automatically, if it isn’t use
255.255.255.0
11. Make sure the
Use windows to configure my wireless network settings
isn’t selected.
12. Click
OK
.
Note:
If the laptop is going to be connected to the company network again, you must remember it to
change the
Use the following IP address:
back to Obtain an IP-address automatically in both
laptops.
Perform steps 11 to 16 on both laptops.
13. Right click
and select
Open Utility
. The
Sony Ericsson Wireless Configuration Utility
opens. The Wireless Networks tab lists all the available networks. If your new adhoc network
isn’t listed click
Add
, make sure you enter a name for the adhoc network in the
Network name
(SSID)
field.
14. Complete the necessary fields and activate the
This is a computer-to-computer (ad hoc)
network; wireless access points are not use
box. Click O
K
.