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Registering the access point – Sony PCWA-A100 User Manual

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Registering the Access Point

Register the Access Point to use for communication on the Wireless Palette. When you have two or more Access Points, you can

select the Access Point

you want to use by registering every Access Point. You may register up to four Access Points.

1.

Double-click the Wireless Palette icon on the task tray.

The Wireless Palette appears.

2.

Click the Tool Box button

.

The Tool Box dialog box appears.

3.

Click Add.

The Add New Access Point dialog box appears.

4.

Specify the Nickname, Access Point ID, and Encryption Key.

Nickname

Enter the nickname for the Access Point. You may enter up to eight alphanumeric characters.

Access Point ID

Enter the ID for the Access Point that you want to register. The Access Point ID is printed on the ID label on the bottom

surface of the Access Point.

If you have checked Peer to Peer, enter a string of up to 32 alphanumeric characters.

Encryption Key

Enter the Encryption Key specified for the Access Point you are registering with Access Point Setup Utilities, if you want

encrypted wireless communication.

If the Encryption Key is not specified for the Access Point, no wireless communications are encrypted. If so, leave this field

blank.

Notes

o

Enter the Encryption Key that you specified using one of the Access Point Setup Utilities for Encryption Key on the Wireless

Palette.

o

Ask your Access Point manager for the Encryption Key.

Hint

Change the Encryption Key as follows:

o

Change the Encryption Key using one of the Access Point Setup Utilities.

o

When you have changed the Encryption Key, register the Access Point as a new entry using the Wireless Palette.

(1)If only one Access Point is registered on the Wireless Palette,

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