User manual SONY PCG-GRT100K

[. . . ] Welcome Congratulations on your purchase of this Sony VAIO® computer, and welcome to the online VAIO® Computer User Guide. This user guide provides detailed information on all aspects of using your new VAIO computer, from keyboard functions to preinstalled software programs. In the left navigation window, click the topics you want to learn more about, and that information will be displayed in this main window. View the Electronic Flyer, which provides updates and supplemental information about your computer. Page 1 Powering Your Computer Your VAIO® computer comes with a battery and an AC adapter. This chapter explains how to install and use these supplied accessories to power your computer. [. . . ] You can connect to your company network from a remote location and use data, programs, and network resources. See Microsoft® Windows ® Help by clicking Help from the Start menu, and then clicking Networking in the left panel. To connect to a remote network using a telephone or Ethernet cable 1. Connect an Ethernet or telephone cable to your computer. See To connect an Ethernet cable and Setting up a dial-up Internet connection for more information. From the Start menu, point to Programs, Accessories, Communications, and click Networking and Dial-up Connections. The Networking and Dial-up Connections window appears. The Networking Connection Wizard appears. Follow the on-screen instructions. 2. 3. 5. Page 109 Using wireless network connections (selected models only) 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. Your computer is equipped with a built-in mini PCI card that allows for wireless connections. For information about your computer's wireless capabilities, see the printed VAIO® Computer Specifications, which accompanied your computer. For more information on Sony Wireless LAN, go to http://www. sonystyle. com/vaio. 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 computer-to-computer (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 a wireless network 1. See the instructions that accompanied the access point for more information. Move the Wireless LAN switch to ON. 2. Turning on the Wireless Network Switch 3. Click Start, point to Programs, and click Wireless LAN Configuration Utility. [. . . ] If the printer is not functioning after the computer resumes from a power saving mode (Standby or Hibernate), then restart the computer. If the bidirectional communication functions are provided with your printer, disabling the functions on your computer may enable printing. Right-click an unused printer and select Properties. Click to cancel the Enable bidirectional support check box. [. . . ]