Sony PCWA-A100 - Manual (Page 3)

Wireless LAN Utilities
There are four types of softw are in the Wireless LAN Utilities. They are described below .
Wire le s s Pale tte
This is the softw are that displays the status of communications betw een the computer mounted w ith the Wireless LAN PC Card and the Access Point. If there are
multiple Access Points, you can use it to sw itch the Access Point connection. Normally, it displays the status of communications in the status area of the taskbar.
Bas ic Acce s s Point Se tup Utility
This is the softw are to set the Access Point to connect to the Internet. The basic settings for connection are completed w hen using this softw are.
Cus tom Acce s s Point Se tup Utility
This is the softw are for making detailed settings for the Access Point. You can also make detailed settings for Internet connections.
Acce s s Point Firm w are Upgrade Utility
This is the softw are for updateing Access Point firmw are.
If the Access Point Setup Utility and Access Point firmw are versions is incompatible, update the Wireless LAN Utilities, or update the Access Point firmw are.
Refer
here for details on checking and updating versions.
Note
If you are using Window s 2000, there are restrictions to user rights. See Privileges of Window s 2000 Users for details.
Roles of the Wireless Palette and the Access Point Setup Utilities
(1) Use the Wireless Palette to make settings required for communications betw een the computer and the Access Point.
(2) Use the Basic Access Point Setup Utility or the Custom Access Point Setup Utility to make settings required for connection betw een the Access Point and the
Internet Service Provider (ISP). The utility must be used on one of the computers on the w ireless LAN.
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