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Using Your VAIO Computer >
Using the Wireless LAN
Communicating without an Access Point (Ad-hoc)
An ad-hoc network is a network in which a LAN is created only by wireless devices themselves, with no other central controller
or access point. Each device communicates directly with other devices in the network. You can set up an ad-hoc network
easily at home.
To communicate without an access point (ad-hoc)
!
The IEEE 802.11a standard, using the 5 GHz band, and the IEEE 802.11n draft standard, using the 2.4 GHz or 5 GHz band, are not available on ad-hoc
networks.
1
Turn on the
WIRELESS
switch.
2
Click the
VAIO Smart Network
icon on the taskbar and select
Show main window
.
3
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.
4
Click
Start
and
Control Panel
.
5
Click
View network status and tasks
under
Network and Internet
.
6
Click
Set up a new connection or network
.
