Sony R505 manual Communicating without an Access Point peer-to-peer

VAIO® Computer User Guide

8Click Enable Data Security if the access point was set up with an encryption key, and select either alphanumeric characters or hexadecimal, depending on your encryption key.

9Type your key in the first box, and make sure “Key 1” is selected near the bottom of the screen.

10Click Next.

11Select a power management option, and click Next.

12Click the check box next to “Renew IP Address when selecting this profile” to select it, and then click Finish.

Communicating without an Access Point (peer-to-peer)

A peer-to-peer network is one 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 a peer-to-peer network easily at home.

To communicate without an Access Point

1Open 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.

2Click Start, and point to Settings.

3Point to Control Panel, and select Wireless Network. The Add/Edit Configuration Profile window opens.

4Click Add. The Edit Configuration window opens.

5Type a profile name, and use the drop-down menu to select Peer-to-Peer Group under Network Type.

6Click Next.

7Create a network name, and use the drop-down menu to select a channel number.

8Click Next.

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