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A-B6H-100-11(1)
Operating Instructions
2.4GHz
Wireless LAN PC Card
PCWA-C150S
© 2002 Sony Corporation
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WARNING You are cautioned that any changes or To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not modifications not expressly approved in this expose the unit to rain or moisture. manual could void your authority to operate this equipment. Owner’s Record The model and serial numbers are located on the Only peripherals (computer input/output devices, back of the unit. Record the serial number in the terminals, printers, etc.) that comply with FCC space provided below. Refer to them whenever Class B limits ma
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Safety Information Pour les utilisateurs au Canada WARNING • Cet appareil numérique de la classe B est conforme à la norme NMB-003 du Canada. • Opening the unit, for whatever reason, could • L'utilisation de ce dispositif est autorisée lead to damage that is not covered by the seulement aux conditions suivantes : (1) il ne warranty. doit pas produire de brouillage et (2) • Do not use this equipment on hospital premises. l'utilisateur du dispositif doit être prêt à Doing so may cause medical devi
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Program © 2002 Sony Corporation, Copyright Documentation © 2002 Sony Corporation Table of contents Sony, VAIO, the VAIO logo, Memory Stick, and the Memory Stick logo are trademarks of Sony Corporation. Overview ............................................... 5 Microsoft and Windows are registered What you can do with your trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the Wireless LAN PC Card ............. 5 United States of America and other countries. About the supplied software.......... 7 MMX and Pe
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Overview What you can do with your Wireless LAN PC Card You can build a wireless LAN using the Wireless LAN PC Card PCWA- C150S (subsequently referred to as “Wireless LAN PC Card”). Equipping multiple computers with Wireless LAN PC Cards and installing the supplied software enables the computers to communicate and exchange data without a physical connection. There are two basic configuration modes for a wireless LAN. In “Infrastructure Mode”, communication is routed through a separately availabl
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Communication through Access Point (Infrastructure Mode) Direct communication between computers (Peer-to-Peer Mode) z Tip For details about peer-to-peer connections with Windows XP, see Windows XP Help. 6
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About the supplied software The Wireless LAN PC Card comes with the following software. Client Manager Client Manager is utility software for displaying the communication status of the Wireless LAN PC Card. Usually, the software operates in the background and shows the communication status using an icon in the system tray (notification area in Windows XP). In operating systems other than Windows XP, the Client Manager allows you to change network settings of the computer and to switch networks.
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System requirements s Computer Hardware Requirements ® ® CPU: MMX Pentium 233 MHz and above RAM: With Windows Me/Windows 2000: 64 MB or more With Windows XP: 128 MB or more CD-ROM drive Preinstalled built-in PCMCIA Type II slot s Operating system ® ® Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition ® ® Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional Edition ® ® Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition ® ® Microsoft Windows XP Professional Edition Note Correct operation in an OS upgrade environment is not assured, except for f
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About this manual Note When using an Access Point, first connect and configure the Access Point as explained in its documentation. This manual explains the operation of the Wireless LAN PC Card and the installation and setup of the supplied Client Manager software. For details on using the Client Manager, refer to the online Help within the software. Opening the Help files To use the Client Manager Help, proceed as follows. 1 While Client Manager is running, right-click the Client Manager icon
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Unpacking Your Wireless LAN PC Card comes with the following items. • Wireless LAN PC Card • CD-ROM (Setup disc) • Read This First • Quick Start Guide • Troubleshooting Guide • Warranty card • Other printed materials 10
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Getting started Installing the software Before installing the software: • Configure and connect the Access Point. • Quit all Windows programs. Note In Windows 2000 and Windows XP operating systems, only users with administrator privileges can install the software. If you have logged on to Windows 2000 with a user account not listed in “Administrator” or on to Windows XP with a user account not defined as “computer administrator”, you will be asked to type a user account name and password for an
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4 Check that the displayed folder is the one where you want to install the software, and click “Next”. The Select Program Folder dialog box appears. z Tip If you want to install the software into a different folder, click “Browse” and select the folder or directly enter the folder name. 5 Click “Next”. z Tip If you want to change the program folder, select a folder from the Existing Folders list or directly enter the folder name into the “Program Folder” field. 6 Without placing a check mark in
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Getting started Installing the driver software Note Before installing the driver software, install the supplied utility software. For details on installing the supplied utility software, see “Installing the software” on page 11. Installing the driver software The installation procedure varies depending upon whether the CD-ROM drive is available when the Wireless LAN PC Card is inserted. Note If your computer has only one PC card slot, and your CD-ROM drive must be connected through it, copy the
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Windows Me 1 Insert the supplied CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive. Note If your computer has two PC card slots and your CD-ROM drive must be connected through one of them, connect the CD-ROM drive to the bottom slot. 2 Insert the Wireless LAN PC Card into the PC card slot. The Add New Hardware Wizard appears. z Tip See “Inserting the Wireless LAN PC Card” on page 25 for information about inserting the Wireless LAN PC Card into your computer. 3 Select “Specify the location of the driver”, and click “
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Getting started 7 Click “Next” to begin driver installation. Wait for installation to complete. The Add/Edit Configuration Profile dialog box appears when installation is complete. 8 Click “Cancel” on the Add/Edit Configuration Profile dialog box. 9 Click “Finish”. 10 Restart the computer. Windows 2000 Note In Windows 2000, only users with administrator privileges can install drivers. Log on to Windows 2000 with a user account listed in “Administrator”. 1 Insert the supplied CD-ROM into the CD-R
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3 Click “Next”. 4 Confirm that “Search for a suitable driver for my device” is selected, and click “Next”. 5 Select Specify a location, and click “Next”. 6 Click “Browse”. 7 Select the folder containing the driver, and click “Open”. • When installing from the supplied CD-ROM in a CD-ROM drive connected to the computer: Select the “2Win2k” folder on the CD-ROM. • When installing after copying the contents of the supplied CD- ROM to a hard disk: Select the “2Win2k” folder in the folder into which
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Getting started Windows XP Note In Windows XP, only users with administrator privileges can install drivers. If you have logged on to Windows XP with a user account not defined as “computer administrator”, you will be asked to type a user account name and password for an account with administrator privileges when you attempt to install the driver. In this situation, enter the required information before proceeding. 1 Insert the supplied CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive. Note If your computer has two
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5 Select the folder that contains the driver and click “OK”. • When installing from the supplied CD-ROM in a CD-ROM drive connected to the computer: Select the “3WinXP” folder on the CD-ROM. • When installing after copying the contents of the supplied CD- ROM to a hard disk: Select the “3WinXP” folder in the folder into which you copied the CD-ROM contents. 6 Click “Next” to begin the search. 7 Click “Finish”. Verifying the installation To verify that the Wireless LAN PC Card driver software has
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Getting started 6 Double-click “Sony PCWA-C150 Wireless PC Card”. The Sony PCWA-C150 Wireless PC Card Properties dialog box appears. Note The Wireless LAN PC Card is not working properly if the following occurs: • “Sony PCWA-C150 Wireless PC Card” is represented in the Device Manager list by a yellow question mark or exclamation point. c Click “Sony PCWA-C150 Wireless PC Card”, and click “Remove” to uninstall the Wireless LAN PC Card driver. Then, reinstall the Wireless LAN PC Card driver. • Dou
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8 Click “OK”. You are returned to the System Properties dialog box. 9 Click “OK”. You are returned to Control Panel. 10 Double-click the PC Card (PCMCIA) icon. The PC Card (PCMCIA) dialog box appears. 11 Confirm that “Sony PCWA-C150 Wireless PC Card” is displayed under Socket Status. Note If “Sony PCWA-C150 Wireless PC Card” is not displayed in the PC Card (PCMCIA) Properties dialog box, the Wireless LAN PC Card is not working properly. Repeat steps 1 through 4. Click “Sony PCWA-C150 Wireless PC
