Sony PCWA-C800S User Manual download pdf (Page 69)

I cannot establish a connection

If you cannot connect to the Internet for example, verify the follow ing, in order.

Make s ure that the Wireless Panel icon ( , , , or ) appears on the Window s taskbar.

If there is no such icon, refer to "Installing the Utility Softw are" in the Quick Start Guide and install the Wireless Panel softw are w ith the Easy Installation

Wizard.

Insert the Wireles s LAN PC Card in your com puter.

De pending on the icon on the taskbar, perform one of the follow ing.

The Wireless LAN PC Card is not inserted properly, it is not detected by the computer, or the Wireless LAN PC Card device driver is not installed or it w as not

installed correctly. Refer to "Installing the Utility Softw are" in the Quick Start Guide to reinstall the device driver.

Could not establish a connection to the access point. With the Window s 2000 operating system, click "Connect to access point" on the Main Menu of the Easy

Installation Wizard. In the screen that appears, enter the correct netw ork name (SSID) and encryption key for the access point. With the Window s XP

operating system, follow the instructions of the Easy Installation Wizard.

The connection is not established through an access point. The connection mode is Peer to Peer Netw ork. See Changing the netw ork settings, enter the

netw ork name (SSID) of the computer to w hich you w ant to connect, and enter the correct encryption key (WEP key).

Double-click to open the Wireless Panel w indow and verify the IP address.

If the IP address is "0.0.0.0" or "169.254.---"

The access point encryption key (WEP key) settings may differ from the Wireless LAN PC Card WEP key settings. On the Main Menu of the Easy Installation

Wizard, click "Connect to access point". In the screen that appears, enter the encryption key (WEP key) of the access point. If you still cannot connect to the

Internet, verify the i, ii, and iii below , in order.

If the IP address is not "0.0.0.0" or "169.254.---"

Connection to the Access Point w as established. Verify the i, iii, and iii below , in order.

Is the w ireless link s et up to act as a netw ork bridge? (Window s XP operating sys tem only)

Perform the follow ing and change settings as necessary.

In "Control Panel", click "Netw ork and Internet Connections", and then click "Netw ork Connections".

Hint

If "Netw ork and Internet Connections" does not appear, click "Sw itch to Category View " on the left.

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