Sony PCG-SR33K - Manual (Page 139)

Expanding Your Notebook Capabilities
The following peripheral devices can be connected to your notebook, to expand the capabilities of your notebook and
enhance its versatility to meet your various business or personal needs:
 A Personal Digital Assistant (PDA)
 A Wireless LAN Access Point
 A Wireless LAN PC Card
For information on available Sony products, go to http://www.sonystyle.com/vaio .
Personal Digital Assistant
A handheld Personal Digital Assistant (PDA) is the quintessential personal planner and entertainment center that fits
in your pocket. With a PDA, you can easily perform the following functions:
 Enter your schedule details in the calendar and view them by the day, week, or month, and even set an alarm
to remind you of important events.
 Keep your contact names, addresses, phone numbers, and other details in the address book, and find them
when you need them.
 Add tasks to the To Do List, prioritize them, and assign them due dates.
 Synchronize your data with the software on your notebook, to back up your data.
 Track expenses when you are out of the office, then transfer the data to your notebook.
 Exchange data with your notebook.
Wireless LAN Access Point
The Wireless LAN Access Point is designed for building a wireless Local Area Network (LAN) environment. The Access
Point comes with the Wireless LAN PC Card and required software. You can easily build a wireless LAN environment
by plugging the Access Point into an AC power outlet, installing the Wireless LAN PC Card in your notebook, and
using the provided software. Because a wireless LAN configuration requires no wiring, you can operate multiple
computers more freely than ever before.
You can also connect your Access Point to a telephone line, Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN) router, cable
modem, or Digital Subscriber Line (xDSL) modem to share access to the Internet among multiple computers.
Wireless LAN PC Card
The Wireless LAN PC Card, which comes with the Wireless LAN Access Point, can be purchased separately and is
designed for building a wireless LAN environment. The Wireless LAN PC Card can be used with or without the Access
Point. With the Access Point, you can build a wireless LAN between computers that are equipped with the Wireless
LAN PC Card and gain access to the Internet. Without the Access Point, you can achieve direct communication (Peer
to Peer mode) between computers.
For information on wireless LAN, go to http://www.sonystyle.com/wirelesslan .
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