Sony VGN-BX500 - Manual (Page 54)

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Using Your VAIO Computer
Using Wireless LAN (WLAN)
Using the Sony Wireless LAN (WLAN), all your digital devices with built-in WLAN functionality communicate freely with each
other through a powerful network. A WLAN is a network in which a user can connect to a local area network (LAN) through
a wireless (radio) connection. So there is no need anymore to pull cables or wires through walls and ceilings.
The Sony WLAN supports all normal Ethernet activities, but with the added benefits of mobility and roaming. You can still
access information, internet/intranet and network resources, even in the middle of a meeting, or as you move from one place
to another.
You can communicate without an Access Point, which means that you can communicate between a limited number of
computers (ad-hoc). Or you can communicate through an Access Point, which allows you to create a full infrastructure
network (infrastructure).
❑ Users in USA
Please see the VAIO Wireless Connection Guide for accessing wireless networks using either the Intel PROSet for
Wireless Manager utility or the wireless manager provided by Windows Wireless Auto Configuration utility.
❑ Users in Canada and Latin American countries or areas
Please see the following for setting up Wireless LAN functionality.