Sony PCG-R505ELP - Manual (Page 37)

Communicating with Access Point (infrastructure)
An infrastructure network is one that extends an existing wired local network to wireless devices by providing an Access
Point. The Access Point bridges the wireless and wired LAN and acts as a central controller for the Wireless LAN. The Access
Point coordinates transmission and reception from multiple wireless devices within a specific range.
To communicate with an Access Point
1. Open the computer and move the Wireless LAN switch on the right to ON. The Wireless LAN indicator to the left
of the switch lights up.
2. Click Start on the Windows taskbar, and then Control Panel.
3. Click Network and Internet Connections, and then Network Connections.
4. Double-click the Wireless Network Connection icon. The Connect to Wireless Network dialog box opens.
Connecting to a wireless LAN
5. Select a network from the Available Networks list box.
6. Click Connect.
Com m unicating v ia Wireless LAN Access Point
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