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- Page 1 Personal Computer VGN-T300 Series SmartWi Connection Utility Guide...
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
VAIO® Computer Wireless Information Table of Contents About your Computer... 3 Contents ... 3 About Wireless Connectivity ... 4 About the SIM Card... 4 About Wireless Connection Utility... 8 Starting SmartWi Connection Utility... 8 About the Wireless Switching Window ... 11 Using the Wireless Switching Window ... -
Page 3: About Your Computer
About your Computer About your Computer Thank you for purchasing a VAIO® VGN-T300 Series computer! Your new machine combines state-of-the-art hardware and software to bring you unparalleled wireless connectivity. Contents These hardware components are included. Carton Contents C o m p u t e r *... -
Page 4: About Wireless Connectivity
VAIO® Computer Wireless Information About Wireless Connectivity With built-in Wireless WAN capabilities, your computer is equipped to connect wirelessly to your e-mail, the Internet, and any intranet networks with which you may be associated. To begin making use of wireless connectivity, you will need to insert a provided Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) card into the computer before turning on your computer. - Page 5 Unless preinstalled, your SIM card is contained within a larger card, about the size of a credit card. Remove the smaller SIM card by pushing it out from the larger card. Cingular SIM Card Next, orient your computer so you are facing its rear portion. Before inserting the SIM card into the computer, make sure your computer is turned off and the battery is not attached.
- Page 6 If your computer came with a preinstalled Cingular SIM card, verify that the card is indeed in the SIM card slot. To activate your Cingular account, call Sony customer support at 888-604-VAIO (8246). When calling customer support, you may be asked for the SIM# (IMSI #) and IMEI code.
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Page 7: Removing The Sim Card
Removing the SIM Card Do not touch the SIM card connectors. As a precaution, make sure you have a firm hold of your computer before inserting or removing the SIM card. To remove the SIM card, again orient your computer so you are facing its rear portion. -
Page 8: About Wireless Connection Utility
VAIO® Computer Wireless Information About SmartWi Connection Utility The SmartWi Connection Utility functions largely as a switch manager between the various forms of wireless connectivity: Bluetooth®, WLAN, and WWAN using Cingular Wireless software. By clicking on each of the three wireless options, the SmartWi Connection Utility switches to the corresponding one. - Page 9 First make sure your computer is turned on. Make sure the wireless switch is turned on. If it is not, locate the switch on the front left portion of your computer and slide the switch to the right. Wireless switch and indicators Once you turn on the wireless switch, the SmartWi Connection Utility window appears automatically.
- Page 10 VAIO® Computer Wireless Information SmartWi Connection Utility icons B l u e t o o t h W W A N W W A N a n d B l u e t o o t h W L A N W L A N a n d B l u e t o o t h W i r e l e s s d e v i c e i s t u r n e d o f f ( n o W W A N o r W L A N ) Note that WWAN and WLAN cannot coexist simultaneously.
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Page 11: About The Wireless Switching Window
About the Wireless Switching Window About the Wireless Switching Window The Wireless Switching Window is another utility that enables switching between wireless modes. It promotes ease of use by allowing you to switch between Bluetooth®, WLAN, and WWAN simply by pressing keyboard buttons instead of using the touch pad (or a separately available USB mouse). -
Page 12: Using Smartwi Connection Utility
VAIO® Computer Wireless Information Using Wireless Connection Utility To use the wireless connectivity features and begin using e-mail or connecting to the Internet, simply click the desired button: Cingular Wireless (for WAN connectivity), WLAN, or Bluetooth®. Wireless Connection Utility main screen... - Page 13 Using the Cingular Wireless WAN connection To use Cingular WAN connectivity, do the following: Click the Cingular button on the SmartWi Connection Utility main screen. A Cingular Connection Manager launch area display appears below the button. Cingular Connection Manager launch area Using the Cingular Wireless WAN connection...
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Page 14: Using The Wireless Lan Connection
VAIO® Computer Wireless Information Click anywhere in the Cingular Connection Manager launch area. The Cingular Connection Manager window displays. Cingular Connection Manager main screen By default, your connection to Cingular service initiates. Follow any additional directions on the Cingular Connection Manager window displays. - Page 15 WLAN Settings dialog box To deactivate WLAN connectivity, select Disable for the Status field drop-down box on the WLAN Settings dialog. By default, WLAN uses theIEEE802.11b/g standard technology for WLAN connectivity. The standard includes the Wired Equivalent Privacy , which is a security protocol and WiFi Protected Access. method To use IEEE802.11b or IEEE802.11g WLAN connectivity standard only, select them from the Mode field drop-down box.
- Page 16 An infrastructure network is a network that extends an existing wired local network to wireless devices by providing an Access Point, for example the Sony Access Point. The Access Point bridges the wireless and wired LAN and acts as a central controller for the Wireless LAN. The Access Point coordinates transmission and reception from multiple wireless devices within a specific range.
- Page 17 Deselect the The key is provided for me automatically option button. The Network key, Confirm network key, and Key index (advanced) fieldss activate. Enter the Network key. The network key should be 5 or 13 alphanumeric characters long. You can choose whatever you want. If you want to communicate between two or more computers, you need to configure all these computers using the same network key.
- Page 18 VAIO® Computer Wireless Information Configuring Proxy and IP Settings for WLAN connections You can configure Proxy and IP Settings for use in connecting to your WLAN network. To do this: From the WLAN Settings dialog box, click Advanced Settings. The Advanced Settings window displays. Select a network profile from the list that you want to configure, and then click Edit.
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Page 19: Using The Bluetooth® Connection
Using the Bluetooth® connection To use Bluetooth® technology connectivity, do the following: Click the Bluetooth button on the Wireless Connection Utility dialog box. This activates Bluetooth® technology, and a status display appears below the button. Next, click the status display below the Bluetooth button. The window enlarges to display Bluetooth Settings. - Page 20 VAIO® Computer Wireless Information Bluetooth Devices dialog box From the Bluetooth Devices dialog box, select and search for any Bluetooth® devices in the vicinity of your computer. Click Add to invoke the Add Bluetooth Device Wizard and follow the on- screen instructions.
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Page 21: General Functional Information
Maximum continuous speed and FTP download speeds to 160 kbytes or more. Interface Type Internal USB Connection Type PPP connection across USB Communication Port Virtual communications on COM port 5 Software Upgrades You can upgrade your PC Card firmware/software from the Internet website http://esupport.sony.com. General Functional Information... -
Page 22: Faq And Troubleshooting
VAIO® Computer Wireless Information FAQ and Troubleshooting This section provides answers to frequently asked questions (FAQ) and possible operating workaround information for the SmartWi Connection Utility (SWCU). In addition, this information can help to clarify issues encountered when using the SmartWi, Cingular Connection Manager and its associated features. Answers to Frequently Asked Questions General Question: What is the SmartWi Connection Utility? - Page 23 Answers to Frequently Asked Questions SWCU Operation Question: Why do I get a VAIO Wireless Help Utility prompted when launching WLAN? Answer: If there is not any WLAN profile configured previously (this is the first time using WLAN), the VAIO Wireless Help Utility will be launched automatically, or the VAIO Wireless Help Utility loads when it detects a failure in interfacing with the driver.
- Page 24 VAIO® Computer Wireless Information Question: I clicked on the SmartWi minimize option and noticed the minimized icon was not in the taskbar. Where is the minimized application and how do I bring back the application to the desktop? Answer: The SmartWi application was minimized into the Task-tray, which shows the “SWCU”...
- Page 25 Answers to Frequently Asked Questions Cingular Connection Manager (CMM) Question: What does it mean to “Restore” from the tool help bubble? Answer: Clicking the “mini bar” option once, reduces the full details to a “mini bar”. Click the “Restore” option to return to full details view. Question: Why does the “Connection Log”...
- Page 26 VAIO® Computer Wireless Information Question: What does “Load” do and why does it not prompt for options or input? Answer: The SMS help file indicates this is useful in case of accidental deletion of messages. The “Load” feature would be a way to recover the deleted messages, however, this option provides no notification that the task completed successfully.
- Page 27 Question: Why I am not alerted of transferring the contents of phone book to the address book? Answer: This is a feature that is still under development. A request for further study to be conducted with this option has been applied. Question: When I select a message from a folder, and then scroll right, the all previously existing messages appear to be gone if I scroll back to the original folder position.
- Page 28 VAIO® Computer Wireless Information GPRS Network Question: Why do I see a network connection speed rate of 214.4 Kbs, but when I try to access a website that requires a minimum of 128 Kbs, I am told that I do not have the required inimum rate. Answer: The network speed indicator provides the capacity of the wireless device is 214.4 Kbs but the actual speed depends on network throughput.
- Page 29 Answer: Many of these web sites use proprietary players and use encoding formats that are not supported by other players. You can download one of these players if you wish, or try streaming from Sony Connect™ Music Answers to Frequently Asked Questions...
- Page 30 Question: Sonic stage appears to lock up indefinitely (displays a spinning ‘LOADING’ logo) when attempting selecting “Radio Connect” (streaming) from Sony Connect™ site. Answer: This is related to the issue of streaming audio over low bandwidth connections as referenced above under “GPRS Networking”. Connecting to Music Store over a wired or broadband connection will usually resolve this issue.
- Page 31 Uninstall Sony Utilities 5.3.0.1130 Uninstall VAIO Wireless Utility Uninstall Cingular Connection Manager Uninstall SmartWi connection Utility Question: I do not see a repair option for the SmartWi from the control panel. How do I repair the SmartWi and its associated modules? Answer: At this time there is no “Repair”...
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Page 32: Notice To Users
The software described herein is governed by the terms of a separate user license agreement. This product contains software owned by Sony and licensed by third parties. Use of such software is subject to the terms and conditions of license agreements enclosed with this product. Some of the software may not be transported or used outside the United States. -
Page 33: Regulatory Information
RENs should not exceed five (5.0). To be certain of the number of devices that may Sony PCG-4E1L Sony Electronics Inc. 16450 W. Bernardo Dr., San Diego, CA 92127, USA 858-942-2230 Notice to Users... - Page 34 Repair of this equipment should be made only by a Sony Service Center or Sony authorized agent. For the Sony Service Center nearest you, call 1-888-4-SONY-PC (1-888-476-6972), or visit the Sony Online Support Web site at http://www.sony.com/pcsupport.
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Page 35: Emergency Calls
The term “IC:” before the certification/registration number only signifies that the Industry Canada technical specifications were met. Sony is not responsible for any interference that you may experience or that may be caused when operating this device. L’utilisation de ce dispositif est autorisée seulement aux conditions suivantes: (1) il ne doit pas produire de brouillage et (2) l’utilisateur du dispositif doit être prêt à... -
Page 36: Industry Canada Notice
VAIO® Computer Wireless Information IC Exposure of Humans to RF Fields The installer of this radio equipment must ensure that the antenna is located or pointed such that it does not emit RF field in excess of Health Canada limits for the general population; consult Safety Code 6, obtainable from Health Canada’s website: www.hc-sc.gc.ca/rpb. - Page 38 For customer support information, go to: http://www.sony.com/pcsupport VAIO Homepage http://www.vaio.net © 2005 Sony Electronics Inc.