User manual SONY VAIO VPC-L111FX/B DATASHEET

[. . . ] The information is provided "as is" without warranty of any kind and is subject to change without notice. The warranties for Hewlett-Packard products are set forth in the express limited warranty statements accompanying such products. Nothing herein should be construed as an additional warranty. Ä CAUTION: Text set off in this manner indicates that failure to follow directions could result in damage to equipment or loss of information. How Do I. . . ?SONY iPAQ hx4700 series Pocket PC First Edition (June 2004) Document Part Number: 361967-001 Contents How Do I Find Out What's On My CD? [. . . ] From the Today screen, tap the iPAQ Wireless icon ( the Command bar located at the bottom of the screen. Tap the Wi-Fi button on the iPAQ Wireless screen. When Wi-Fi is powered on, the Wi-Fi icon on the iPAQ Wireless screen turns from gray to amber to green and the Wi-Fi light-emitting diode (LED), located on the top left corner of the unit, is solid blue indicating Wi-Fi or Bluetooth are on. ) in 28 Note: Even though the indicator is blue to indicate Wi-Fi is turned on, it does not necessarily mean a connection has been established with another device or access point. If Wi-Fi is off, the Wi-Fi icon turns from green to gray. Battery Saving Tip: Turn Wi-Fi off when you are not using it. When Wi-Fi is on, be sure one of the Wi-Fi power saving modes is selected. Refer to "Powering Wi-Fi On or Off" in the User's Guide for more information. Automatically Connecting to a Network 1. If one or more broadcast networks are present, the Network Indicator icon ( ) appears in the Navigation bar. Tap the network you want to connect to, and then tap whether the network connects to the Internet (does not use proxy settings) or Work (uses proxy settings). If you are prompted for a Network Key (WEP), enter it and tap Connect. From the iPAQ Wireless screen, tap the Wi-Fi button > Settings > Wireless tab. In the Networks to access box, tap the type of network you want to connect to (All Available, Only access points, or Only computer-to-computer). To connect only to networks that have already been configured, clear the Automatically connect to non-preferred networks checkbox. Note: If you check the Automatically connect to non-preferred networks checkbox, your Pocket PC detects any new networks and provides you the opportunity to configure them. Do you want to learn more about: automatically connecting to a network?searching for networks to access? Refer to the User's Guide located on the Companion CD. For more information on any of the wireless screens, tap Start > Help from any screen to get help on that screen. 31 Your SONY iPAQ Pocket PC can connect to a network using Wi-Fi. Note: Before connecting, it will be helpful to familiarize yourself with the following wireless technology terms. Term Wireless Protection Authentication (WPA) Definition An Interim Standard designed to work with existing Wi-Fi products enabled with WEP. It ensures that the individual is who he/she claims to be by scrambling the keys and by adding integrity-checking features. A security protocol designed to provide a wireless local area network (WLAN) with the same level of security usually expected on a LAN. A conversion process of data that cannot be easily understood by unauthorized people. Basically, it is a method for protecting data. A 128-bit number that identifies each sender or receiver of information which is sent in packets across the Internet. For example, when you request an HTML page or send e-mail, the Internet Protocol part of TCP/IP includes your IP address in the message. [. . . ] If your Pocket PC is in the desktop cradle, synchronization begins automatically, and a folder is created on your desktop which is named after the name you gave your Pocket PC when you set up your partnership (for example, Pocket_PC 51 My Documents). If your Pocket PC is not in the cradle, synchronization begins and the folder is created when you place your Pocket PC in the cradle. Note: If synchronization does not begin automatically, on your personal computer open ActiveSync and click File > Options > Schedule tab. Under Desktop schedule, select either Continuously or On connection from the dropdown list box, then click OK to save the changes. Copy any files you want to transfer to your Pocket PC to the Synchronized Files folder for transfer during synchronization. [. . . ]