Sony PCWA-C100, Operating Instructions Manual

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Table of contents
Overview ............................................ 4
What you can do with your
Wireless LAN PC Card ............. 4
About the supplied software ........ 5
Task flow ......................................... 6
System requirements ..................... 7
About this manual ............................. 8
Opening the Help files .................. 8
Getting started
Unpacking ......................................... 10
Indicators ...........................................11
Inserting the Wireless LAN PC Card
............................................................ 12
To remove the Wireless LAN PC
Card ........................................... 12
Installing the driver software ......... 13
To verify driver installation ........ 14
Software setup
Setting up Windows environment
(Windows 98 Second Edition) ........ 18
To verify the installed network
components .............................. 18
To specify the IP address ............. 23
To verify the computer name and
workgroup ................................ 24
To set up sharing on the computer
.................................................... 25
To change Internet connection
settings ...................................... 26
Setting up Windows environment
(Windows 2000) ............................... 29
To verify the current network
components .............................. 29
To specify the IP address ............. 33
To verify the computer name and
workgroup ................................ 34
To set up sharing on the computer
.................................................... 36
To change Internet connection
settings ...................................... 37
Installing software ........................... 40
To modify the installed software
.................................................... 41
To uninstall software ................... 42
Wireless LAN connection
Setting up the connection
environment ..................................... 44
To establish communication with
the Access Point ....................... 44
Verifying communication with the
Access Point ............................. 48
Setting up the Access Point ......... 49
Copying a file from another
computer ........................................... 53
Connecting to the Internet .............. 54
Additional information
Precautions ....................................... 56
Specifications .................................... 57
Getting Help ..................................... 58
Glossary ............................................ 59
Troubleshooting ............................... 60
Limited Warranty Statement .......... 62
Index .................................................. 65
NOTES:
• The illustrations in this manual may
differ from the actual software.
• Explanations in this manual assume
that you are familiar with basic
operations of Windows. For how to use
your computer and operating system,
please refer to respective manuals.