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Using your VAIO computer
Hardware Guide
Communicating without an Access Point (computer-to-computer)
A computer-to-computer network is a network in which a local network is created only by the 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 a
computer-to-computer network easily at home.
To communicate without an Access Point (computer-to-computer), proceed as follows:
1
Turn on the wireless switch.
If your computer supports Bluetooth, the
Wireless Device Switch
dialog box appears.
Select the
Enable 2.4 GHz Wireless LAN
check box and deselect the
Enable Bluetooth Device
check box, then click the
OK
button.
The Wireless LAN indicator lights up.
2
Right-click the network icon in the taskbar displaying
Wireless Network Connection
.
3
Click
View Available Wireless Networks
.
The
Wireless Network Connection
dialog box appears.
4
Click the
Change advanced settings
link.
The
Wireless Network Connection Properties
dialog box appears.
5
Select the
Wireless Networks
tab.
6
Click the
Add
button.
The
Wireless network properties
dialog box appears.
7
Enter a
Network name (SSID)
*.
8
Select
Open
from the
Network Authentication
drop-down box.
9
Select
WEP
from the
Data Encryption
drop-down box if you want to use data encryption.
10
Deselect the
The key is provided for me automatically
option button.
Some information becomes visible.
11
Fill in the
Network key
*.
