Sony PCG-R505DC VAIO, User Manual

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5.
Type up to 32 ASCII characters in the Network name (SSID) box.
6.
Click to select the Data encryption (WEP enabled) check box.
7. Click to select the Network Authentication (Shared mode) check box.
8. Click to cancel the The key is provided for me automatically check box.
9. Type between 5 to 13 ASCII characters or 10 to 26 hexadecimal characters in the Network key box.
10.
Click to select the This is a computer-to-computer (ad-hoc) network; wireless access points are not used
check box.
11.
Click OK . Your new network name appears in the Preferred networks window. It may take a few moments for
both computer systems to recognize each other.
To disconnect from a wireless network

For computers with built-in wireless LAN functionality, open the Wireless Network Connection Status window, and
click Disable . See Checking your network connection status. Move the Wireless LAN switch to OFF . The Wireless
LAN indicator turns off.

For Wireless LAN PC Card connections, open the Wireless Network Connection Status window, and click Disable .
See Checking your network connection status. Follow these steps to remove the Wireless LAN PC Card:
1. Double-click the Safely Remove Hardware icon on the taskbar. The Safely Remove Hardware
window appears.
2.
Select the appropriate device name in the Hardware devices window, if it is not already selected , and
click Stop . The Stop a Hardware device window appears.
3. Make sure the appropriate device name is selected, and click OK . A message appears stating it is now
safe to remove the hardware device.
4.
Remove the PC Card. See Removing PC Cards for more information.
Turning off the wireless LAN functionality while accessing remote documents, files, or resources may
result in data loss.
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