VAIO® Computer User Guide

Connecting to a Wireless LAN

Depending on the R505 model you purchased, your computer comes equipped with a built-in mini PCI card that allows for wireless connections. With Sony’s Wireless Local Area Network (LAN) functionality, all compatible digital devices can communicate freely without cable connections. A Wireless LAN is a network in which a mobile user can connect to a LAN through a wireless (radio) connection. You can opt to purchase a Wireless LAN Access Point to set up a LAN.

Turning On Wireless LAN

To enable Wireless LAN functionality, open the computer and move the Wireless LAN switch on the right to ON. The Wireless LAN indicator to the left of the switch lights up.

Turning on wireless LAN function

Wireless LAN switch

Wireless LAN indicator

The Wireless LAN Access Point

The Wireless LAN Access Point, which is also called the access point, is designed for building a Wireless LAN environment. If you purchase an access point, you can easily build a wireless LAN environment by plugging the access point into an AC power outlet and using the provided software with compatible devices. Because a wireless LAN configuration requires no wiring, you can operate multiple computers more freely than ever before.

You can also connect an access point to a telephone line, Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN) router, cable modem, or Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) modem to share access to the Internet among multiple computers.

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Sony R505 manual Connecting to a Wireless LAN, Turning On Wireless LAN, Wireless LAN Access Point