Sony VAIO VGC-RT100 Series, User Manual

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Using Your VAIO Computer
Using Wireless LAN (WLAN)
Using the Sony Wireless LAN (WLAN), all your digital devices with built-in WLAN function communicate freely with each other
through a network. A WLAN is a network in which a user can connect to a Local Area Network (LAN) through a wireless (radio)
connection. This eliminates the need to pull cables or wires through walls and ceilings.
You can communicate without an access point, which means that you can communicate with a limited number of computers
(ad-hoc). Or you can communicate through an access point, which allows you to create a full infrastructure network.
To use the wireless LAN function
You need to set up the wireless LAN network with the SmartWi Connection Utility . See the SmartWi Connection Utility
Help for more information.
To access this on-screen guide:
1 Click Start , All Programs , and SmartWi Connection Utility .
2 Click SmartWi Connection Utility Help .
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Be sure to turn on the WIRELESS switch before starting the SmartWi Connection Utility .
You cannot select the 5 GHz bandwidth, which is used for the IEEE 802.11a standard, on ad-hoc networks.
The IEEE 802.11n draft standard, using the 2.4 or 5 GHz bandwidth, is not available on ad-hoc networks.