User manual SONY VAIO VPC-EC2FFX/BI

[. . . ] Macrovision: This product incorporates copyright protection technology that is protected by method claims of certain U. S. patents and other intellectual property rights owned by Macrovision Corporation and other rights owners. Use of this copyright protection technology must be authorised by Macrovision Corporation, and is intended for home and other limited viewing uses only unless otherwise authorised by Macrovision Corporation. Reverse engineering or disassembly is prohibited. [. . . ] The standard includes the encryption method: Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP), which is a security protocol. Data encryption protects the vulnerable wireless link between clients and Access Points. Besides that, there are other typical LAN security mechanisms to ensure privacy, such as: password protection, end-to-end encryption, virtual private networks, and authentication. Wireless LAN devices using the IEEE 802. 11a standard and the ones using the IEEE 802. 11b standard cannot communicate because the frequencies are different. The standard access is 11 Mbps, or about 30 to 100 times faster than a standard dial up. Using your notebook Sony Notebook User Guide nN 78 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 Turn on the Wireless LAN switch (1) on the left front side of the computer. The Switch wireless devices dialog box appears. The Wireless Switcher button changes into Wireless LAN and the WLAN indicator (2) turns green. Double-click the network icon in the taskbar displaying Wireless Network Connection. The Wireless Network Connection dialog box appears. For more information on channel selection, see the Wireless LAN Regulations leaflet. The length of the network key can be set up as in the case of ad-hoc network; meaning, 5 or 13 ascii characters or 10 or 26 hexadecimal characters long. Using your notebook Sony Notebook User Guide nN 82 Wireless LAN channel selection When using Wireless LAN, radio frequencies are used to transmit data from one computer to another. Radio frequencies are divided into several channels (1 to 14). But in France, you have to use channels 10 or 11 (indoor and outdoor). If you use a non-Sony Access Point, read the manual of the Access Point to be sure which channel to use. For more information on Wireless LAN, read the Wireless LAN Regulations leaflet. Infrastructure network The channel is automatically set by the Access Point. Ad-hoc network By default, the channel is set to 11. When you change the channel number on one computer, you need to change the channel number manually on all other devices intended for wireless connection. Using your notebook Sony Notebook User Guide nN 83 Using the built-in MOTION EYE Camera Your computer includes a built-in MOTION EYE camera. You can use the camera software to shoot still images, record video clips or make on line video conferences. You can focus the image turning the adjustment dial (2) in the camera. You can also rotate the MOTION EYE camera backwards and forwards to choose the view point shown in the camera. On the right side of the LCD screen, you find the CAPTURE button (3) for using with the MOTION EYE camera. Clicking this button you can: Shoot still images Start and stop recording video clips Start the Network Smart Capture application To start Network Smart Capture with the Capture button, the application must be installed. Using your notebook Sony Notebook User Guide nN 84 To start the MOTION EYE camera with the Windows® application, proceed as follows: Under Start- My Computer- Scanners and Cameras click Sony Visual Communication Camera VCCU01. The MOTION EYE camera indicator (1) turns green when the camera is working. You can only shoot still images. To start the MOTION EYE camera with the Network Smart Capture application, proceed as follows: Click Start - All Programs - Network Smart Capture, Press the Capture button. [. . . ] Brand name covering Sony's PC products, peripherals, accessories and software. VAIO-branded items are all designed to make the best use of Sony's Audio-Video (AV) and Information Technology (IT) skills. Disc that enables a VAIO computer user to recover the hard disk image that was available when the computer was purchased. It also contains the online documentation. [. . . ]