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4-647-085-11(1)
Operating Instructions
Wireless LAN PC Card
PCWA-C100
© 2000 Sony Corporation
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Owner’s Record SONY’s option or issue a refund; however, SONY bears no other responsibility. The model number of this product is PCWA- C100. Find the serial number attached on the • The software provided with this product product and record it in the space provided cannot be used with equipment other than below. Refer to these numbers when you call that which is designated for use with. your Sony dealer. • Please note that, due to continued efforts to improve quality, the software Model No. PCWA
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Table of contents Overview ............................................ 4 Setting up Windows environment (Windows 2000) ............................... 29 What you can do with your Wireless LAN PC Card ............. 4 To verify the current network components .............................. 29 About the supplied software ........ 5 To specify the IP address ............. 33 Task flow ......................................... 6 To verify the computer name and System requirements ...................
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Overview What you can do with your Wireless LAN PC Card You can build a Wireless LAN (Local Area Network) using the Wireless LAN PC Card, PCWA-C100. The Wireless LAN PC Card can be used with or without the Wireless LAN Access Point, PCWA-A100 (hereinafter referred to as the Access Point). With the Access Point, you can build a wireless LAN between multiple computers that are equipped with the Wireless LAN PC Card and gain access to the Internet. You can achieve direct communication (Peer to Peer
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About the supplied software The Wireless LAN PC Card comes with the following software: • Wireless Palette: You can set up a computer containing the Wireless LAN PC Card for communications with the Access Point, display the communication status, and switch the Access Point currently in use to another when multiple Access Points are present. • Basic Access Point Setup Utility (Basic Setup Utility): You can set up the Access Point for Internet access. This dialog- driven utility covers basic setup
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Task flow To build a wireless LAN environment, you must configure both the Access Point and the Wireless LAN PC Card. Required tasks depend on the state of your Access Point and Wireless LAN PC Card. The table below lists their states and tasks required for building a wireless LAN environment. Wireless LAN PC Card New In use Access 1. Connect the Access 1. Connect the Access Point Point. (*1) Point. (*1) 2. Insert the Wireless 2. Register the Access LAN PC Card into a Point using the computer, s
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System requirements ® • Sony VAIO series personal computers ® ® CPU: MMX Pentium 233 MHz and above RAM: 64 MB and above CD-ROM drive Default built-in PCMCIA Type II slot • Operating system: For best results, use a computer with one of the preinstalled (not upgraded versions) operating systems below. ® ® – Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition, English version ® ® – Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional, English version • Display: SVGA (800 x 600 pixels) and above (supports High Color (16 bit) and ab
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About this manual Note This manual explains the operation of the Wireless Install and connect the LAN PC Card and the installation and setup of the Access Point, as described supplied software. For details on using the Wireless in its Operating Palette and the Custom Setup Utility software Instructions manual. supplied with the Wireless LAN PC Card, refer to the software’s on-line Help files. The Wireless LAN PC Card has two on-line Help files: • Wireless Palette Help • Custom Access Point Setup
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Searching using a Keyword 1 To search using a Keyword, select the Index tab from the Help dialog box. The Keyword list appears. 2 Enter the keyword you want to apply, or scroll the Keyword list. 3 Select a topic, then click Display. Topics related to the Keyword appears. 9
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Getting started Unpacking Your Wireless LAN PC Card comes with the following items. • Wireless LAN PC Card (1) • PC card case (1) • CD-ROM (Setup disk) (1) • Operating Instructions (1) • END-USER LICENSE AGREEMENT (1) • Other printed materials 10
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Indicators 12 1 DATA indicator Lights up while data exchange is in progress. 2 LINK indicator Lights up while your computer is connected to the wireless LAN. Description on the indicators DATA LINK Description Flashing (green) Lit (green) Normal communications. Fast Flashing Lit (green) Peer to Peer mode (green) Off Lit (green) The PC card is powered, but no communication is taking place. Flashing at 10sec intervals The PC card is operating, but no connection is established. Off The PC card is p
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Inserting the Wireless LAN PC Card If you are inserting the Wireless LAN PC Card for the first time, install the driver software before inserting the Wireless LAN PC Card. See Installing the driver software on page 13 for details. This section explains how to insert and remove the Wireless LAN PC Card to your computer. You do not need to turn off your computer when Notes inserting the Wireless LAN PC Card. • If your computer has two PC card slots, 1 Remove the PC card slot protector from the ins
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Installing the driver software Notes Install the driver software for the Wireless LAN PC • If your operating Card. The installation procedure requires the system is Windows availability of a CD-ROM drive when the Wireless 2000, you must log onto LAN PC Card inserted. your system with Administrator 1 Insert the supplied CD-ROM into the CD-ROM privileges. drive. • If your computer has only one PC card slot, 2 Insert the Wireless LAN PC Card into the PC card and your CD-ROM slot. drive must be conn
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6 Click Next to begin search. 7 Click Next to begin driver installation. Wait for installation to complete. A new display screen appears when installation is complete. Note 8 Click Finish. Restarting the computer (If your operating system is Windows 98 Second takes longer than booting. Edition, follow the on-screen instructions to restart the computer.) To verify driver installation Windows 98 Second Edition After the computer restarts, verify that the Wireless LAN PC Card is working properly. 1
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Note 4 Double-click Network adapters, then double-click The Wireless LAN PC Sony PCWA-C100 Wireless PC Card. Card is not working The Sony PCWA-C100 Wireless PC Card properly in the following cases: Properties dialog box appears. • Sony PCWA-C100 Wireless PC Card is shown with a yellow question or exclamation mark. c Click Sony PCWA- C100 Wireless PC Card and click Remove, then repeat from step 2 in Installing the driver software. • Double-clicking Network Adapters does not display Sony PCWA-C100
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8 Double-click the PC Card (PCMCIA) icon. The PC Card (PCMCIA) Properties dialog box appears. Note 9 Confirm that Sony PCWA-C100 Wireless PC Card If Sony PCWA-C100 is displayed under Socket Status. Wireless PC Card is not displayed in the PC Card 10 Click OK. (PCMCIA) Properties dialog box, the Wireless The PC Card (PCMCIA) Properties dialog box LAN PC Card is not closes. working properly. Repeat steps 1 through 4 11 Click . on page 14. Click Sony PCWA-C100 Wireless PC The Control Panel window
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Note 4 Double-click Network adapters, then double-click The Wireless LAN PC Sony PCWA-C100 Wireless PC Card. Card is not working The Sony PCWA-C100 Wireless PC Card properly in the following cases: Properties dialog box appears. • Sony PCWA-C100 Wireless PC Card is shown with a yellow question or exclamation mark. c Click Sony PCWA- C100 Wireless PC Card and Remove, then repeat from step 2 in Installing the driver software. • Double-clicking Network Adapters does not display Sony PCWA-C100 Wirel
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Software setup Setting up Windows environment (Windows 98 Second Edition) Note To verify the installed network If the Version Conflict components dialog box appears while you are setting up your 1 From the Start menu, click Settings - Control Panel. Windows environment, click Yes to continue. The Control Panel window appears. 2 Double-click the Network icon. The Network dialog box appears. 18
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3 Click the Configuration tab to verify the settings. Confirm that the following are displayed under “The following network components are installed.” – NetBEUI -> Sony PCWA-C100 Wireless PC Card. – TCP/IP -> Sony PCWA-C100 Wireless PC Card. – Client for Microsoft Networks. – File and printer sharing for Microsoft Networks. Also confirm that Client for Microsoft Networks is displayed under the Primary Network Logon pull- down menu. If everything is displayed, proceed to To specify the IP address
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2 Click Protocol, then click Add. The Select Network Protocol dialog box appears. 3 Select Microsoft in the Manufacturers window, and select TCP/IP in the Network Protocols window. 4 Click OK. TCP/IP -> Sony PCWA-C100 Wireless PC Card appears under “The following network components are installed.” 20
