Sony R505 Manual

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.

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.

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. 

Wireless LAN indicator

Wireless LAN switch