Sony PCWA-C100 - Manual (Page 23)

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Wireless LAN connection
Verifying communication with the
Access Point
Follow the steps below to verify that if the Wireless LAN PC Card has a
connection with the Access Point.
1
Double-click the reception level indicator icon on the
taskbar.
The Wireless Palette status window appears.
z Tip
The reception level indicator icon may also appear as or .
If the icon appears as or , no communication is taking place with the Access
Point. Check the Access Point's configuration. For further information, refer to the
Wireless Palette Help file.
2
Verify the Network name for the Access Point.
3
The Network name for the connected Access Point appears.
The reception level indicator ( / / ) indicates the condition of the
communications with the Access Point. indicates the optimum
communication. When or is displayed, no communication is
taking place between the Access Point and the computer. Check the
Access Point configuration. For more information, refer to Help.
4
Verify the Computer Name.
The computer name is the name that you specified on page 17.
Computer Name
Network name for the Access
Point
Reception Level/ Indicator