Sony Notebook
User Guide
Using your notebook
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Communicating without an 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
Turn on the
Wireless switch
on the left side of the computer.
The
Switch wireless devices
dialog box appears.
2
Select
Wireless LAN
and click
OK
.
The
Wireless Switcher
button changes into Wireless LAN.
3
Double-click the network icon in the taskbar displaying
Wireless Network Connection
.
The
Connect to Wireless Network
dialog box appears.
4
Click the
Advanced
button.
The
Wireless Network Connection
Properties
dialog box appears.
5
Select the
Wireless Networks
tab.
6
Click the
Add…
button.
The
Wireless Network Properties
dialog box appears.
7
Enter a
Network name (SSID)*
.
You can choose a maximum
32-digit
name.
8
Select the
Data encryption (WEP enabled)
option button.
