Using The Windows Xp Wireless Network Connection Utility; Opening The Windows Xp Wireless Network Connection Utility; Enabling The Windows Xp Wireless Network Connection Utility - Sony Ericsson Wireless Manager 4.0 User Manual

Using the Windows XP wireless network connection
utility
Microsoft Windows XP provides support for wireless networking technology. 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.
Note:
If Windows XP is your operating system, the Windows XP user interface is enabled by default.
To use the Sony Ericsson Wireless Utility, you must enable it. For information about how to enable
the Sony Ericsson Wireless Utility, refer to To enable the Sony Ericsson Wireless Utility on
page 52.
Important!
If you are using the Windows Vista operating system, you must configure and use the Wireless
LAN feature of your GC89 via the Windows Vista user interface. Refer to the GC89 Wireless
LAN Guide for more information.

Opening the Windows XP wireless network connection utility

To open the Windows XP wireless network connection utility
1. From the Windows desktop, select Start
2. From the Network Connections window, right-click on the Wireless Network Connection
and select Properties. The Windows XP Wireless Network Connection Properties dialogue
box is displayed.

Enabling the Windows XP wireless network connection utility

When you enable the Windows XP wireless network configuration utility, the Windows XP user
interface becomes the default utility for managing wireless LAN connections. Also, any other wireless
LAN utility (such as Sony Ericsson Wireless Utility) currently configured to manage your wireless
LAN connections is disabled.
To enable the Windows XP wireless network connection utility
1. Open the Windows XP wireless network connection utility.
2. On the Wireless Networks tab, select the Use Windows to configure my wireless network settings
check box.
Note:
To configure settings on the Wireless Networks tab, you must be logged on as an administrator.
If you cannot change the settings on your Wireless Networks tab, contact your network
administrator.
3. Click OK.

Using the Windows XP wireless network connection utility

Settings Control Panel Network Connections.
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