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Using Your VAIO Computer >
Using the Wireless LAN
Starting Wireless LAN Communications
You first need to establish wireless LAN communications between your computer and an access point (not supplied). See
Windows Help and Support
for more information.
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For details on how to select the channel that will be used by the access point, see the manual that came with your access point.
To start wireless LAN communications
1
Make sure an access point is set up.
See the manual that came with your access point for more information.
2
Turn on the
WIRELESS
switch.
3
Click the
VAIO Smart Network
icon on the taskbar.
4
Click the switch next to your desired wireless option(s) to toggle it to
On
in the
VAIO Smart Network
window.
Make sure the
WIRELESS
indicator light turns on.
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5 GHz band wireless LAN communications, available on selected models only, are disabled by default. To enable 5 GHz band communication, you need
to select the option to use the 5 GHz band or both the 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz bands from the drop-down list for
Wireless LAN Settings
in the
VAIO Smart
Network
settings window.
5
Click
or
on the taskbar.
6
Select the desired access point and click
Connect
.
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For WPA-PSK or WPA2-PSK authentication, you must enter a passphrase. The passphrase is case sensitive and must be a text string between 8 and
63 characters in length or a hexadecimal string of 64 characters.
