User manual SONY VAIO VPC-F11KFX/H

[. . . ] Macrovision: This product incorporates copyright protection technology that is protected by U. S. patents and other intellectual property rights. Use of this copyright protection technology must be authorized by Macrovision, and is intended for home and other limited viewing uses only unless otherwise authorized by Macrovision. Reverse engineering or disassembly is prohibited. In the manual, the TM or ® marks are not specified. [. . . ] 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. Using your VAIO computer Hardware Guide nN 53 ** 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. An ad-hoc network does not support WPA. If your computer is equipped with wireless LAN 802. 11 b, proceed as follows: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Turn on the Wireless LAN switch. The Switch wireless devices dialog box appears. The Wireless Switcher button changes into Wireless LAN. Double-click the network icon in the taskbar displaying Wireless Network Connection. The Wireless Network Connection dialog box appears. Select the network you want to use. 2 3 4 Using your VAIO computer Hardware Guide nN 56 5 Type the Network Key. If you are using the Sony Access Point PCWA-A320, by default, you do not need to enter any encryption key (WEP/WPA). To be able to communicate, you must select the box Allow me to connect to the selected wireless network, even though it is not secure. After 30 seconds, the connection is established. For more information about setting up an access point, see the documentation supplied with your Access Point. 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. The WPA key needs to contain at least 8 characters. 6 Using the WiFi protected access (WPA) WPA is a wireless security enhancement that allows you to transfer data in a highly secure way*. To use WPA on your notebook, proceed as follows: 1 Turn on the Wireless LAN switch. If your notebook supports Bluetooth, the Switch wireless devices dialog box appears. The Wireless Switcher button changes into Wireless LAN. Right-click the network icon in the taskbar displaying Wireless Network Connection. [. . . ] If you are not using the computer for an extended period of time, remove the battery pack from the computer to prevent damage to the battery. If, after fully charging the battery pack, the battery power is still low, the battery pack may be reaching the end of its life and should be replaced. You do not need to discharge the battery before recharging. If you have not used the battery pack for a considerable amount of time, recharge the battery. Precautions Hardware Guide nN 125 On using headphones Road safety ­ Do not use headphones while driving, cycling, or operating any motorized vehicle. [. . . ]