User manual SONY VAIO VPC-CW1EFX

[. . . ] computer. Using the IndexoftheUserGuide, youcaneasilyfind anyinformationyouarelookingfor. Using the GlossaryoftheUserGuide, youcaneasily findmeaningsfortechnicalterms. User Guide. Ifaproblemoccurs, refertotheQ & Aincludedinthe Some devices and software referred to in the UserGuidemaynotbeprovidedand/orchanged byupgrade. Notethatthecomputerenvironmentreferredin theUserGuidemaynotbethesameasyourown environment. ImagesusedinthisUserGuidemaydifferfrom actualproduct. [. . . ] Alternatively, clickStart > All Programs > Atheros Client Utility > Atheros Client Utility. In the Profile Managementtab, clickScan to search foravailablewirelessnetworks. Selectthenameofanaccesspoint(AP)toconnectto fromthenetworkname(SSID)andthenclickActivate. Thenetworkauthentication, encryptiontypeand passwordofanaccesspointareconfiguredthroughthe accesspointmanagementprogram. Forthesecurity information, checkthesecuritysettingsofanaccess pointoraskyourwirelessnetworkadministrator. See the following when setting a WEP key. Data encryption (WEP):TheIEEE802. 11WEP (WiredEquivalentPrivacy)standarddefinestwo levelsofencryption, a64-bitkey(thisissometimes representedby40bits)anda128-bitkey. When connectingtoanAtherosaccesspoint, youcanuse the152-bitkey(32hexadecimaldigitsor16ASCII characters). Key index:Selectthecurrentencryptionkeyindex usedbytheaccesspointfrombetween1to4. Using an encryption key:Enter5(for64-bit)or13 (for128-bit)alphaNumericcharacters(represented by0-9, a-z, orA-Z). 6 ClickOK and then OKagainintheProfile Managementwindow. Iftheprofileiscreated, theprofileappearsinthelist in the Profile Managementtabandtheconnection isestablishedusingtheprofile. 8 Using Samsung Network Manager SamsungNetworkManagerguidesyoutoconfiguringthenetwork-relatedsettings. SamsungNetworkManagerperformsthefeaturesasshownbelow: Easy configuration for your network and printer. p. 84~86 Enabling the movement-free feature. 87 Ifyouuseacomputerindifferentplacessuchasyourofficeandhome, Configurenetworksettingsineachplace. Then, youcanselectalocationandusethecomputerwithoutgivingextraeffortfornetworksettingseachtime. p. 162 EnterthevaluesintheWireless Connection Name and Network KeyfieldsintheSelectDevicewindow andclickNext. CheckthesettingsandclickNext. 7 ClickAdd Printerandsetupaprinterfollowingthe instructionsinthewizard. Oncetheprinteradditionis complete, clickRefresh. SelectaprinterandclickComplete. Ifyoudon'twanttoaddaprinter, justclickComplete withoutfollowingtheinstructionsinthewizard. To connect to the Internet from the Sharing Client 1 2 3 Checkifthesharingserverturnsonbecausethis ismandatory. Ifyouconnecttothesharingserver throughawirelessLAN, thewirelessLANofthe servermustbeturnedon. 8 If the "Do you want to move to the added location now?"windowappears, clickNo. Iftheiconfortheaddedlocationappear, itmeans thattheclientconfigurationiscomplete. IfyouclickYes, the computer connects to the sharingserverandyoucanimmediatelyusethe Internet. Run Samsung Network Manager on the sharing clientcomputer. Clicktheiconforthelocationthathasbeensetas thesharingclientintheSharedLocationwindowand clickGo. Onceamessageappearstoinformyouthatmoving iscomplete, youcanusetheInternet. IftheInternet isdisconnectedduringuse, clickWireless menus > Reconnect Sharing in Samsung Network Manager. Then, thenetworkwillbeconnected again. 91 Checking Network Status Ifthenetworkconnectionisnotavailable, youcaneasily findthecausesbycheckingthenetworkstatus. 1 2 3 4 Run Samsung Network Manager. Whenthediagnosisiscomplete, outoforderdevices aremarkedbytheexclamationmarkicon. For detaileddevicestatus, readthedescriptioninthe lowerpartofthewindow. Reconnect and set up the device according to the diagnosisresult. ClickCheck Auto Diagnosis on the Manage menu. TheNetworkConnectionPicturewindowappears. IfyouclickStart, checkingthenetworkwillstart. 9 Connecting with a Modem TheprocedurestoconnecttotheInternetviaaphoneconnectionaredescribedbelow. Before You Start! ToconnecttotheInternet, youhavetosubscribetoanInternetconnectionserviceofanInternetserviceprovider(ISP). Amodemportisoptionalandprovidedforsomemodelsonly. 1 ConnectthephoneCabletotheModemport. Takecaretonotconnectadigitalphonelinetothemodemport. 2 ConnecttotheInternetaccordingtotheinstructionsofyourInternetserviceprovider(ISP). IftheInternetconnectionisterminatedabnormally, theconnectionisnotreleasedandthecorrespondingcostcanbeaccrued. Note 9 Bluetooth Bluetoothisawirelesscommunicationtechnologythatallowsaccesstodevicesnearbysuchasacomputer, mobile phone, printer, keyboardormousewithoutacableconnection. Bluetoothenablesfiletransmissions, Internetaccess, aprivateareanetworkfunction, andaccesstoakeyboard, mouseandprinterbetweendevicessupportingtheBluetoothfunctionwithoutacableconnection. [. . . ] SDRAMisamemorytypewhoseperformancehas beenimprovedbysynchronizingtheclockwiththe externalCPUclock. DDRSDRAMisamemorytype whoseperformancehasbeenimprovedbydoubling theoperatingspeedoftheSDRAMandiswidelyused nowadays. ThiscomputerusesDDRSDRAM. Device Manager Anadministrativetoolusedtomanagecomputer devices. You can add or remove hardware or update a devicedriverusingtheDeviceManager. Direct X AnapplicationinterfacedevelopedtoenableWindows applicationprogramstoaccesshardwaredevices ataveryhighspeed. Sincetheoperatingspeedof graphics, memoryandsoundcardsmustbeveryfast toprovidehighqualityvideoandsoundforgames, DirectXenablesfastercontrolandinteractionbetween applicationsandhardwaredevices. ByusingDirect X, themultimediaperformanceofWindowshasbeen hugelyimproved. Driver Softwarethatinteractsbetweenthehardwareand theoperatingsystem. Anoperatingsystemknowsthe hardwareinformationandcontrolsthehardware. In general, adriverissuppliedwiththecorresponding hardware device. [. . . ]