Sony PCWA-C300S User Manual

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The Wireless Panel is a software application that shows information about
the communication status of the computer connected to the wireless
network. Normally, the Wireless Panel runs in the background and only
shows the radio signal condition by means of the signal level indicator on
your Windows operating system taskbar. The main screen of the Wireless
Panel contains more detailed information. When running under operating
systems other than Windows XP, communication setup and network
switching are also performed using the Wireless Panel.

• To use the Wireless Panel under the Windows 2000 operating system to modify

communication settings, log on with a user account listed in “Administrators”. You
cannot modify settings when logged on with any other account.

• On a computer running the Windows XP operating system, communication setup and

network switching are not performed with the Wireless Panel but with built-in
functions of the Windows XP operating system. However, the Wireless Panel can be
used to check the communication status.

To open the Wireless Panel, proceed as follows.

Double-click the signal level indicator on your Windows operating
system taskbar.

The Wireless Panel appears.

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• For information on the signal level indicator, see “Checking the wireless signal

strength” on page 29.

• When you move the mouse pointer over an item in the Wireless Panel screen, a short

description of that item appears.

• For details about how to use Wireless Panel, refer to the Wireless Panel Help. For