Sony R505 Communicating without an Access Point (peer-to-peer)

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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.
10 Click Next.
11 Select a power management option, and click Next.
12 Click 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.