Sony PCG-GRX580P - Manual (Page 52)

Communicating with an Access Point (infrastructure)
An infrastructure network is one that extends an existing wired local network to wireless devices by providing an access
point. The access point bridges the wireless and wired LAN and acts as a central controller for the Wireless LAN. The access
point coordinates transmission and reception from multiple wireless devices within a specific range.
Communicating via Wireless LAN Access Point
To communicate with an access point
1. Turn on the notebook, and insert the Wireless LAN PC Card into the notebook's PC Card slot on the left. Make
sure you push the base of the antenna or sides of the card. Pushing the protruding part of the antenna could
damage it.
2. Click Start on the Windows taskbar, and then Control Panel.
3. Click Network and Internet Connections, and then Network Connections.
4. Double-click the Wireless Network Connection icon. The Connect to Wireless Network dialog box opens.
Connecting to a wireless LAN
5. Select an access point from the Available Networks list box, and enter a network key in the appropriate box.
Note:
The network key is data used to protect signals passing through a wireless LAN that conforms with IEEE802.11b
standard. It is also called an "encryption key." Wireless LAN communication can only occur between an access
point and computer that are using the same key information.
When you enter the network key and the connection is made, the access point is registered, and you do not
have to enter the network key when you connect thereafter.
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