Sony PCWA-C100 Manual

NOTES:

• The illustrations in this manual may differ

from the actual software.

• Explanations in this manual assume that

you are familiar with basic operations of
Windows. For how to use your computer
and operating system, please refer to their
respective manuals.

Table of contents

Overview ............................................... 5

What you can do with your Wireless
LAN PC Card ................................ 5

Task flow ....................................... 7

System requirements ..................... 8

About this manual .................................. 9

Opening the Help files .................. 9

Unpacking ............................................ 11

Getting started

Indicators ............................................. 12

Inserting the Wireless LAN

PC Card ........................................... 13

To remove the Wireless LAN
PC Card ....................................... 14

Software setup

Setting up the connection environment .. 15

To establish communication with
the Access Point .......................... 15

To set the computer name and
workgroup ................................... 17

Installing software ............................... 19

Registering your Wireless LAN
Access Point/ Wireless LAN PC
Card ............................................. 20

To modify the installed
software ....................................... 20

To start the software .................... 21

To uninstall software ................... 21

Wireless LAN connection

Verifying communication with the

Access Point .................................... 23

Setting up the Access Point ................. 24

Phone mode
(PCWA-A100 only) .................... 27

Cable Modem, LAN, and
Local Only ................................... 28

DSL Modem (PPPoE) mode ....... 29

Transferring files using drag and drop

(WirelessCapsule) ........................... 31

Operation on the sending
computer ...................................... 31

Operation on the receiving
computer ...................................... 33

Connecting to the Internet ................... 34

Phone mode
(PCWA-A100 only) .................... 34

LAN (ISDN Router) .................... 35

Cable Modem/DSL Modem
(PPPoE) ....................................... 36

Additional information

Confirm your Access Point

firmware version ............................. 37

Precautions .......................................... 38

Safety ........................................... 38

Installation ................................... 38

Operation ..................................... 38

Cleaning ...................................... 38

Specifications ...................................... 39

Getting Help ........................................ 39

Glossary ............................................... 40

Troubleshooting ................................... 42

Limited Warranty Statement ............... 45