Sony PCWA-A100 - Wireless Lan Access Point, Getting Started

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Unde r w hat circum s tance s  do I ne e d to change  the  w ire le s s  channe l that the  Acce s s  Point us e s ?

If the communication rate is very slow , there may be another active Access Point, an active third-party w ireless access point, or an active w ireless
station nearby, causing radio interference. Changing the w ireless channel reduces the radio interference and improves the communication rate.

The  condition of the  conne ction on the  cable  Ethe rne t s ide  has  w ors e ne d s ince  the  PCWA-A100 Wire le s s  LAN Acce s s  Point w as  conne cte d
to m y LAN. I cannot acce s s  the  Inte rne t.

Check the Access Point configuration for the connection mode. Phone or Local Only mode may be assigned. When using the Phone or Local Only
connection modes, the Access Point serves as the DHCP server for the Ethernet LAN and assigns IP addresses from 10.0.1.2 to 10.0.1.17 to client
computers by default.
Change to Cable Modem or LAN connection mode. 

M y Acce s s  Point is  conne cte d in the  Cable  M ode m  m ode  to the  Ethe rne t LAN. File  and printe r s haring is  available  on the  w ire le s s
ne tw ork  but I cannot acce s s  a com pute r or printe r on the  Ethe rne t LAN.

In the Cable Modem mode, the LAN Access Point serves as a NAT router betw een the Ethernet and w ireless netw orks, w hich does not allow  file
sharing and access beyond either netw ork.
The ISDN Router mode is recommended if the Access Point is connected to the Ethernet LAN environment such as a corporate netw ork. 

I cannot control the  dial-up conne ction from  a com pute r on the  Ethe rne t ne tw ork .

Not supported.

I w ant to conne ct to m ultiple  Acce s s  Points .

You can register up to four Access Point connection settings w ith the Wireless Palette. This w ay, you can sw itch connection from one PCWA-A100
Wireless LAN Access Point to another w ithout being troubled w ith reconfiguration each time you change the destination. How ever, you cannot connect
simultaneously to multiple Access Points.

I w ant to conne ct m ore  than 16 clie nts  to the  Acce s s  Point.

Reset the number of clients to connect using the Custom Access Point Setup Utility.
You can set up to a maximum of 49 clients, but w e recommend 16. As the number of clients increases, the accessing speed generally decreases. 

Is  the re  a function for com m unication be tw e e n tw o Acce s s  Points ?

You cannot communicate betw een Access Points.

Why is  it not pos s ible  to conne ct e ve n though it is  w ithin 100 m  (330 fe e t)?

Be aw are that there are differences in the distances that electric w aves w ill reach their target depending on the location of the setup and the
surrounding conditions.
Generally, the ultimate distance w ill decrease if there are metallic w alls in the area because of the random reflecting of the electric w aves.

It is  not pos s ible  to dialup from  othe r com pute rs  on the  Ethe rne t conne ction.

This cannot be handled.

Whe n in the  te le phone  line  conne ction m ode , I cannot conne ct to the  Inte rne t w ith a baud rate  of 56Kbps .

56Kbps is the maximum baud rate.
Depending on the telephone line, the baud rate may not be as much as 56Kbps.

Can I us e  it w ith Blue tooth?

The Wireless LAN that conforms to IEEE802.11b, has a shock recovery function similar to that of the normal Ethernet.
In contrasts, Bluetooth does not have such a function mounted.
Therefore, if you use both products close together, the product that conforms to IEEE802.11b w ill possibly monopolize the bandw idth.
To avoid such an occurrence, separate the tw o products for use.

Doe s  this  corre s pond to call-back ?

Currently, it does not correspond.

Is  it pos s ible  to conne ct to the  Window s  NT RAS s e rve r?

No.

Is  the re  an e ncryption function?

This supports the 40-bit encryption function that conforms to IEEE802.11.

Is  it dange rous  to us e  this  ne ar a m icrow ave  ove n?

No, it is not dangerous.
Microw ave ovens also, like the Wireless LAN products that conform to IEEE802.11b, operate w ith a frequency band of 2.4 GHz.
For that reason, if you use it near a microw ave oven, the baud rate w ill decrease if you use a microw ave oven radar at the same time.
This can be said of all products that conform to IEEE802.11b.

Data trans m is s ion s pe e d is  s low .

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Is there any Wireless LAN Access Point (including other company products) being used near the Access Point? If so, it is possible that they are
interfering w ith each other. 
Set the w ireless channel using the Access Point Setup Utility. 

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Is the Access Point being accessed by several clients at the same time? 
Try again after w aiting for less crow ded conditions. 

Is  it pos s ible  to roam ?

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