Sony PCWA-C300S Operating Instructions - Page 4

Table of contents Overview 5 Capabilities 5 System requirements 8 Documentation and Help file 10 Getting started Unpacking 12 Supplied software 12 Installing the supplied software 13 Making Access Point Connection Settings 20 Windows Me or Windows 2000 operating system 20 Windows XP operating system .... 24 Removing the Wireless LAN PC Card and Precautions When Inserting it .......... 28 To remove the Wireless LAN PC Card 28 If your computer has two PC Card slots 28 Wireless LAN connection Checking the communication status ..... 29 Checking the wireless signal strength 29 Checking network information .... 29 Using the Wireless Panel 30 Opening the Wireless Panel ......... 30 Additional information Manually installing, verifying, and removing the supplied software ....... 31 Installing the Wireless LAN PC Card driver manually 31 Installing the Wireless Panel manually 39 Connecting to the Access Point with Wireless Panel (Windows Me/ 2000 operating system 41 Verifying Wireless LAN PC Card driver installation 42 Uninstalling the Wireless LAN PC Card driver 50 Uninstalling the Wireless Panel ... 53 Precautions 56 Specifications 57 Getting help 57 Glossary 58 Troubleshooting 60 • In this manual, Microsoft® Windows® Millennium Edition is referred to as Windows Me. • In this manual, Microsoft® Windows® 2000 Professional is referred to as Windows 2000. • In this manual, Microsoft® Windows® XP Professional and Microsoft® Windows® XP Home Edition are referred to as Windows XP. Notes • The user interface of the Sony supplied software may differ slightly from that shown in this manual. • This manual is written based on the assumption that you are familiar with basic operations of the Windows operating system. For computer operations, refer to manuals that come with your computer. 4