Sony GC89 User Guide - Page 50

GC89 WLAN Information, Concurrent WLAN and GPRS - mac

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1. Open the Wireless Configuration Utility, as described in Create a Wireless LAN Connection on page 18, and click on the Diagnostics tab. 2. Select the tests you want to run. All tests are selected by default. To run an individual test or some but not all of the tests, clear the check box for those tests that you do not want to run. 3. Click Run. GC89 WLAN Information You can view detailed technical information about your GC89 WLAN connection by selecting the Information tab in the Sony Ericsson Wireless Configuration Utility. Your MAC number is listed on this screen. Concurrent WLAN and GPRS The GC89 supports concurrent connections to GPRS and WLAN, however this ability may have been disabled for security reasons. Switching between GPRS and WLAN connection is not automatic, even if both are available or the WLAN connection is established automatically as you enter the hotspot. This is because the connections will have different IP numbers. You are advised to check your connections as you enter and leave hotspots. You may need to re-request a transaction (for example refresh a web page) or restart an application. 50 Advanced Wireless LAN Features

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Advanced Wireless LAN Features
1.
Open the Wireless Configuration Utility, as described in
Create a Wireless LAN Connection
on page 18, and click on the
Diagnostics
tab.
2.
Select the tests you want to run. All tests are selected by default. To run an individual test or
some but not all of the tests, clear the check box for those tests that you do not want to run.
3.
Click
Run
.
GC89 WLAN Information
You can view detailed technical information about your GC89 WLAN connection by selecting the
Information tab in the Sony Ericsson Wireless Configuration Utility. Your MAC number is listed on
this screen.
Concurrent WLAN and GPRS
The GC89 supports concurrent connections to GPRS and WLAN, however this ability may have
been disabled for security reasons.
Switching between GPRS and WLAN connection is not automatic, even if both are available or the
WLAN connection is established automatically as you enter the hotspot. This is because the
connections will have different IP numbers. You are advised to check your connections as you enter
and leave hotspots. You may need to re-request a transaction (for example refresh a web page) or re-
start an application.