Sony PCWA-C100 Owner's Manual page 47

Wireless LAN connection
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The roaming function allows the creation of a wireless network using several Access Points. With this function when a wireless LAN client moves away
from the currently connected Access Point, it will automatically switch its connection to a nearby Access Point, thus maintaining connection to the
network. By using roaming, you can construct a wider wireless LAN environment. When using the roaming function, make sure to set the same
Network Name (SSID) in all the Access Points in the Custom Access Point Setup Utility. For details, see the Establishing a wireless LAN environment
without using the Access Point (Peer to Peer mode)
Select Peer to Peer mode to establish wireless communications between computers without an Access Point. For more information, see Establishing
a wireless LAN environment without using the Access Point (Peer to Peer mode)
Nickname
A name to distinguish the different Access Points. You may enter up to 16 characters of the ASCII character
set (letters, numbers, and symbols). If there are several Access Points, be sure to assign a unique name to
each one. A nickname is not used to change the name of the Access Point itself. It is used only to display
information on the Wireless Palette of your computer.
Network name (SSID)
Enter the registering Network Name (SSID). If you click and open the drop-down menu and search for
moving Access Points within the communication range, all the Network Names (SSID) of the Access Points
found, will be displayed in the drop-down list. However, if Peer to Peer has been selected, a search procedure
cannot be executed. In this case, you must enter numeric characters. You may enter up to 32 numeric
characters.
Encryption key (WEP Key)
An encryption key is used to encode wireless transmitted data so that you can avoid outside interception.
You may enter five characters sets (letters, numbers, and symbols) or 40 bits of the hexadecimal
representation. The factory-default Encryption Key is set to the last five digits of the Access Point ID,
however you should change it for security purposes (The Access Point ID is printed on the ID Label on the
bottom of the Access Point). When using the hexadecimal representation, you must put 0x at the front. For
hexadecimal digits, you may use capital letters A to F or lowercase letters a to f, as well as the numbers 0 to 9.
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