Sony VGNZ899GBB User Guide

Using the Wireless LAN

Using the Wireless LAN (WLAN), all your digital devices with the built-in WLAN function communicate freely with each other 
through a network. A WLAN is a network in which a user can connect to a Local Area Network (LAN) through a wireless (radio) 
connection.

The WLAN supports all normal LAN connectivity, but with the added benefits of mobility and roaming. You can still access 
information, Internet/intranet and network resources, even in the middle of a meeting, or as you move from one place to 
another.

You can communicate without an access point, which means that you can communicate with a limited number of computers 
(ad-hoc). Or you can communicate through an access point, which allows you to create a full infrastructure network.

To use the wireless LAN function

Be sure to turn on the WIRELESS switch before starting the wireless LAN function.

The IEEE 802.11a standard, using the 5 GHz band, and the IEEE 802.11n draft standard, using the 2.4 GHz or 5 GHz band, are not available on ad-hoc 

networks.

To use the wireless LAN function, you first need to set up the wireless LAN function.

Use the SmartWi Connection Utility to set up the wireless LAN function. See the SmartWi Connection Utility Help for 
more information.

To access this on-screen guide:

Click Start, All Programs, and SmartWi Connection Utility.

Click SmartWi Connection Utility Help.