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Advanced wireless LAN features
Advanced wireless LAN features
The following section contains information about advanced wireless LAN features.
Setting up an ad hoc group network
You can use your Sony Ericsson PC card to set up an ad hoc network. In ad hoc mode you directly
connect to another computer for peer-to-peer communication, using wireless network adapters on
each computer. This type of network does not include access into a wired network or the Internet.
You can create this type of network to quickly move files from one computer to another.
For example, you might network all the laptops in a meeting in order to share information. The network
is set up at the start of the meeting and is terminated when the last laptop is shut down. The following
instructions explain how to set up an ad hoc network using two PCs, however, you can network any
number of PCs together (each PC must have a unique address).
To create an ad hoc group network
1. From the Windows desktop, select
Start
Settings
Control Panel
Sony Ericsson Wireless Utility
.
2. Click the
Wireless Networks
tab.
3. Verify that the
Let this tool manage your wireless network settings
check box is selected.
If it is not, select it, and then click
Apply
.
Note:
If this check box is unavailable, you cannot use Sony Ericsson Wireless Utility to manage your
wireless LAN settings. For this check box to be available, you must log on to your computer using
an account with administrator rights. If you are unable to log on as an administrator, contact your
network administrator for assistance. Your network administrator can either grant administrator
rights or arrange to have your computer automatically import the appropriate preferred networks.
Alternatively, if you are using Windows XP you can use Windows Zero Configuration Service.
4. Under
Preferred networks
, click
Add
.
5. Type the name of your ad hoc network in the
Network name (SSID)
box. All users in an ad-hoc
network must be set to the same Network (SSID) name. This may be any name which is not currently
in use at that location.
