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Communicating with an Access Point
An Access Point network is a network that extends an existing wired local network to wireless devices by
providing an Access Point, for example the Sony PCWA-A220 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.
To communicate with an Access Point, proceed as follows:
1
Insert the Wireless LAN PC Card bundled with your computer (see Inserting the Wireless LAN PC Card
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2
Click the network icon
The Sony Wireless LAN Client Manager dialog box appears.
3
Click the Actions menu and choose Add/Edit Configuration Profile.
The Add/Edit Configuration Profile dialog box appears.
Note that you can also access this dialog box by clicking Start, point to Settings, Control Panel and
select Wireless Network.
4
Click the Add button.
The Edit Configuration dialog box appears.
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