Using The Sony Ericsson Wireless Utility; Opening The Sony Ericsson Wireless Utility; Enabling The Sony Ericsson Wireless Utility - Sony Ericsson Wireless Manager 4.0 User Manual

Using the Sony Ericsson Wireless Utility

The Sony Ericsson Wireless Utility provides the tools to configure the wireless LAN adapter features
of your Sony Ericsson PC card.
You can use the information in this section to:
• Discover available wireless networks
• Connect to open networks
• Configure security settings
• Connect to a secured network
• View statistics about network activity
• Perform diagnostic tests
The user interface that displays when Sony Ericsson Wireless Utility starts may look slightly different
than the illustrations in this user guide, depending on the operating system that you are using.

Opening the Sony Ericsson Wireless Utility

The Sony Ericsson 802.11 Wireless LAN Adapter Utility starts automatically every time you start
your computer. When the system start-up process is complete,
at the lower right corner of your screen.
The Wireless Utility scans for Wireless LAN services within range of your PC card to locate wireless
access points and other wireless clients. The appearance of the Wireless Utility status icon varies
depending on the strength of the signal being received from the wireless access point or wireless
client (if any) with which your computer has associated. If your PC card has not yet established
a wireless network connection, the Wireless Utility icon displays without any shading.
There are several methods that you can use to open the Wireless Utility.
To open the Wireless Utility
1. From the Windows desktop, select Start
Wireless Utility.
Or
From the Windows system tray, right-click the Sony Ericsson Wireless Utility status icon
and select Open Utility. If the Sony Ericsson Wireless Utility status icon is not in the system tray,
you must open the Wireless Utility from the control panel by using the steps described above.

Enabling the Sony Ericsson Wireless Utility

If you are using Windows XP, you can use the Windows XP user interface or you can use
the Sony Ericsson Wireless Utility to create and manage your wireless LAN connections.
The Sony Ericsson Wireless Utility provides more information about the wireless network
and supports CISCO security features.
Settings
Using the Sony Ericsson Wireless Utility
is displayed in the system tray
Control Panel Sony Ericsson
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