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Using Your VAIO Computer

To communicate without an access point (ad-hoc)

1Turn on the WIRELESS or WIRELESS LAN switch. The WIRELESS LAN indicator lights up.

Except in Peru and Venezuela, you cannot select the 5 GHz bandwidth, which is used for the IEEE 802.11a standard, on ad-hoc networks.

On models that support the Bluetooth functionality*1 and/or the IEEE 802.11a/b/g standard*1, double-click ( / ) on the taskbar to display the Wireless Device Switch window. Select your desired wireless option(s) and click OK.

2Click Start and then Control Panel.

3Click Network and Internet Connections.

4Click Network Connections.

The Network Connections window appears.

5Right-clickWireless Network Connection, then click Properties. The Wireless Network Connection Properties window appears.

6Select the Wireless Networks tab.

7Click the Add… button.

The Wireless network properties window appears.

8Enter a network name (SSID)*2.

You can choose a 32-digit alphanumeric name.

9Select Open from the Network Authentication drop-down box.

10Select WEP from the Data Encryption drop-down box.

11Deselect the The key is provided for me automatically option button. Some information becomes visible.