Sony Vaio PCWA-C700, Руководство по эксплуатации

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Overview
Capabilities
The IEEE802.11a/b Dual Band Wireless PC Card PCWA-C700
*1
is a PC
Card type wireless network card. With this card, you can build a wireless
LAN, allowing multiple computers to communicate and exchange data
without needing any physical connection. The supplied Wireless Panel
software lets you easily configure the card for multiple networks. For
example, you can store different settings required for networking at the
office and at home, or quickly switch between Access Point (Infrastructure)
Network connection mode and Peer to Peer (Ad-Hoc) Network connection
mode. This greatly facilitates use of the card in various environments and
for a range of applications.
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Hints
• The network mode can be easily switched using the supplied Wireless Panel software.
• To use the card in Access Point Network connection mode, a separately available
802.11a/b Wireless LAN Access Point *2 is required.
With Windows Me or Windows 2000:
*1
In this documentation, the IEEE802.11a/b Dual Band Wireless PC Card PCWA-C700
is referred to as the Wireless LAN PC Card.
*2
If using the separately available 5GHz Wireless LAN Access Point PCWA-A500
(February, 2003), refer also to the “Quick Start Guide” supplied with the unit.
Peer to Peer (Ad-Hoc) Network
connection mode Access Point (Infrastructure) Network
connection mode