Sony PCWA-C100 - Manual (Page 50)

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Enter the common parameters, Channel Number
and Encryption Key.
Select the channel that the Access Point uses for
wireless communications for Channel Number.
You can use Channel 1, 4, 7, or 10.
Enter any five-digit alphanumeric characters for
Encryption Key.
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Select the access method to the Internet from
Connection Mode and click NEXT.
Select a destination to connect the Access Point.
Available options are Phone Connection, Cable
Modem/xDSL, ISDN Router/LAN, and Local
Only. The dialog that appears next depends on
your selection.
Note
Using the Wireless
Palette, enter the same
Encryption Key on every
computer in the wireless
LAN, as specified for the
Access Point.
z Tips
• If there are two or more
Access Points in close
proximity, assign a
unique channel number
to avoid radio
interference.
• The factory-set
Encryption Key of the
access point is the last
five digits of the Access
Point ID.
Note
If you have accidentally
selected a wrong access
method, click BACK and
select the correct one.
Note
If you are using the Access Point and are connecting within
an existing LAN that already has a DHCP server, do not use
the Phone Connection or Local Only connection modes.
Select Cable Modem/xDSL or ISDN Router/LAN connection
modes.
When the Wireless LAN Access Point is using Phone
Connection and/or Local Only connection modes, the Access
Point acts as a DHCP server.
An Access Point that is connected to a LAN that has another
DHCP server may experience the following problem while
using the Phone Connection or Local Only connection mode.
A client computer within the LAN may acquire an invalid IP
address from the Access Point, not from the regular DHCP
server. If this happens, the client computer may not be able
to access the network because the IP address supplied by the
Access Point is a private IP address (10.0.1.2 - 17, by default).
Contact your network administrator before connecting a
Wireless LAN Access Point to an existing LAN.