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Using the Sony Ericsson Wireless Utility
If necessary, contact your network administrator to arrange access and request the following information:
• Network names (SSID) of the specific wireless networks to which you want to connect.
• Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) wireless network key information (may include network
authentication type, encryption type, network key) for any WPA-enabled networks to which
you want to connect.
• Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) wireless network key information (network key) for any
WEP-enabled networks to which you want to connect. Your network key is either 5 or 13
ASCII (text) characters, or 10 or 26 hexadecimal (0-9, A-F) characters.
Note:
If you require access to a network account, you will also require the domain name of the account,
a user name, and a password.
To configure a network connection to use Open authentication and WEP encryption
1. Open the Wireless Utility.
2. On the
Wireless Networks
tab, verify that the
Let this tool manage your wireless settings
check box is selected. If it is not, select it, and then click
Apply
.
3. In the Preferred networks panel, select the wireless network for which you want to configure
a connection and click
Properties
. If the network you want is not listed, click
Add
, and then type
the SSID of the network to be configured in the
Network name (SSID)
field.
4. From the
Network Authentication
drop-down list, select
Open
.
5. From the
Data Encryption
drop-down list, select
WEP
.
6. Clear the
The key is provided for me automatically
check box.
7. In the
Network key
field, type the network key.
8. In the
Confirm key
field, retype the network key.
9. Click the
Authentication
tab and clear the
Enable IEEE 802.1X authentication for the network
check box.
Note:
Authenticate Prior to Windows Login
is used to guarantee a network connection (including
association, authentication, and DHCP). To enable this feature, select the
Authenticate Prior
to Windows Login
check box. To disable this feature, clear the check box.
10. Click
OK
. The configuration of your wireless network connection is now complete.
To configure a network connection to use 802.1x with WEP or CKIP encryption
and TLS or TTLS authentication
1. Open the Wireless Utility.
2. On the
Wireless Networks
tab, verify that the
Let this tool manage your wireless settings
check box is selected. If it is not, select it, and then click
Apply
.
3. In the Preferred networks panel, select the wireless network for which you want to configure
a connection and click
Properties
. If the network you want is not listed, click
Add
; and then,
in the
Network name (SSID)
field, type the SSID of the network to be configured.
4. From the
Network Authentication
drop-down list, select
802.1x
.
5. From the
Data Encryption
drop-down list, select
WEP
or
CKIP
, depending on your network
encryption. Contact your network administrator if you are unsure of which encryption type to use.
