User manual SONY VAIO VGN-X505VP

[. . . ] N Hardware Guide VGN-X505 series nN 1 Hardware Guide Read this first Read this first Notice © 2004 Sony Corporation. This manual and the software described herein, in whole or in part, may not be reproduced, translated, or reduced to any machine-readable form without prior written approval. Sony Corporation provides no warranty with regard to this manual, the software, or other information contained herein and hereby expressly disclaims any implied warranties or merchantability or fitness for any particular purpose with regard to this manual, the software or such other information. In no event shall Sony Corporation be liable for any incidental, consequential, or special damages, whether based on tort, contract, or otherwise, arising out of or in connection with this manual, the software, or other information contained herein or the use thereof. [. . . ] IEEE 802. 11b: The standard speed is 11 Mbps, or about 30 to 100 times faster than a standard dial up. IEEE 802. 11g: The standard speed is 54 Mbps, or about 5 times faster than a Wireless LAN device using the IEEE 802. 11b standard (when working exclusively in 802. 11g mode and not in a mixed b/g mode). nN 42 Hardware Guide Using your VAIO computer Communicating without Access Point (ad-hoc) An ad-hoc network is a network 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 communicate without Access Point (ad-hoc), proceed as follows: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Insert the Wireless LAN PC Card. Double-click the network icon in the taskbar displaying Wireless Network Connection. The Connect to Wireless Network dialog box appears. The Wireless Network Connection Properties dialog box appears. The Wireless Network Properties dialog box appears. Select Open from the Network Authentication drop-down box. nN 43 Hardware Guide Using your VAIO computer 8 9 Select WEP from the Data Encryption drop-down box. Deselect the The key is provided for me automatically option button. Some information becomes visible. 10 Fill in the Network key*. The network key should be 5 or 13 ASCII characters or 10 or 26 hexadecimal characters long. 11 Fill in exactly the same Network key again, for confirmation. 12 Select the checkbox This is a computer to computer (ad hoc) network; wireless access points are not used at the bottom of the screen. Your Network name appears in the Preferred networks. 15 Select the Computer-to-computer (ad hoc) networks only option button. Your computer is ready to communicate with another computer. * If you want to communicate between two or more computers, you need to configure all these computers the exact same way. This means that you need to enter the same Network name and the same Network key on all computers as on the first computer you configure. ** ASCII: The basis of character sets used in almost all present-day computers. ASCII is a code for representing English characters as numbers, with each letter assigned a number from 0 to 127. Hexadecimal: A number representation using the digits 0-9, with their usual meaning, plus the letters A-F (or a-f) to represent hexadecimal digits with values of (decimal) 10 to 15. In France, only certain channels are legally allowed when using WLAN outdoors. For more information, see the Wireless LAN Regulations leaflet. [. . . ] It may create a traffic hazard and is illegal in some areas. It can also be potentially dangerous to play loud music while walking, especially at pedestrian crossings. Preventing hearing damage ­ Avoid using headphones at high volume. Hearing experts advise against continuous, loud and extended play. [. . . ]