Sony AVIO Notebook User Manual

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Select an access point from the Available Networks list box, and enter a 
network key in the appropriate box. 
Checking your connection status
To confirm your connection status with an access point
1
Click Start on the Windows taskbar, and then Control Panel.
2
Click Network and Internet Connections, and then Network Connections.
3
Double-click Wireless Network Connection Enabled. The Wireless Network 
Connection Status window opens. 
Connecting to a wireless LAN
The network key is data used to protect signals passing through a wireless LAN that 
conforms with IEEE802.11b standard. It is also called an “encryption key.” Wireless 
LAN communication can only occur between an access point and computer that are 
using the same key information.
When you enter the network key and the connection is made, the access point is 
registered, and you do not have to enter the network key when you connect thereafter.