Using wireless lan connections – Sony PCG-GRX670K User Manual
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Using wireless LAN connections
A wireless local area network (LAN) is a network in which you can connect to a LAN through a wireless (radio) connection.
You can opt to purchase a Sony Wireless LAN Access Point to set up a LAN.
The Wireless LAN Access Point is designed for building a wireless LAN environment. Because a wireless LAN configuration
requires no wiring, you can operate multiple computers more freely than ever before.
You can also purchase an external Wireless LAN PC Card separately, but your computer (depending on the model you
purchased) may already come with a built-in mini PCI card that allows for wireless connections. The Wireless LAN PC Card is
designed for a wireless LAN environment. You can use the Wireless LAN PC Card with or without the access point.
For more information on Sony Wireless LAN, go to
There are two types of wireless connections:
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.
A peer-to-peer group (ad-hoc) network is one 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 an ad-hoc network easily at home.
To connect to an existing wireless network
1.
Move the Wireless LAN switch to ON or insert a Wireless LAN PC Card into the PC Card slot. See
for more information.
2.
Click Start, point to Settings, Control Panel, and click Wireless Network. The Add/Edit Configuration Profile
window appears.
Add/Edit Configuration Profile Window
3.
Click Add. The Edit Configuration dialog box appears.
4.
Type a profile name, and select Access Point from the Network Type drop-down list if it is not already selected.
5.
Click Next.
6.
Type a name in the Network Name box or click Scan to select a network.
7.
Click Next.
8.
If the network was set up with an encryption key:
1.
Click to select the Enable Data Security check box.
2.
Select either Use Alphanumeric Characters or Use Hexadecimal, depending on the encryption key.
3.
Type the five-character encryption key in the Key 1 box, and make sure Key 1 appears in the Encrypt
data with box. Ask the network administrator for the encryption key if you don't already have it.
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