Sony PCWA-C100 Owner's Manual page 7

Overview
Task flow
To build a wireless LAN environment, you must configure both the Access Point and the Wireless LAN PC
Card.
The required tasks depend on the state of your Access Point and Wireless LAN PC Card. The table below lists
their states and tasks required for building a wireless LAN environment.
If you are already using a Sony Wireless LAN product, make sure you check the product's version. See the
Confirming your software version
Access
Point
(page 56)
New Wireless LAN PC Card
New 1. Connect the Access Point. See Connections in the
Access Point Operating Instructions manual.
2. Insert the Wireless LAN PC Card into a computer,
set up the Windows-based environment and install
software. See Inserting the Wireless LAN PC Card
(page 13) and following sections in this manual.
3. Install the software, and then set up according to
the Wizard. See Installing software
manual.
4. Verify the communication with the Access Point.
See Verifying communication with the Access Point
(page 48) in this manual.
5. Configure the Access Point using the Basic Setup
Utility. See Establishing communication with the
Access Point (page 44)
manual. For further information, see the Wireless
Palette Help file.
section to check the version.
(page 39) in this
and following sections in this
Wireless LAN PC Card in use
1. Connect the Access Point. See Connections in the
Access Point Operating Instructions manual.
2. Register the Access Point using the Wireless
Palette. See Establishing communication with the
Access Point (page 44) and following sections in this
manual. For further information, see the Wireless
Palette Help file.
3. Configure the Access Point using the BasicSetup
Utility. See Setting up the Access Point
following sections in this manual.
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