Sony VGN-S460P VAIO User Guide - Page 57

nN 57 Using Your VAIO Computer Using Wireless LAN (WLAN) Using the Sony Wireless LAN (WLAN), all your digital devices with built-in WLAN functionality communicate freely with each other through a powerful network. A WLAN is a network in which a user can connect to a local area network (LAN) through a wireless (radio) connection. So there is no need anymore to pull cables or wires through walls and ceilings. The Sony WLAN supports all normal Ethernet activities, but with the added benefits of mobility and roaming. You can still access information, internet/intranet and network resources, even in the middle of a meeting, or as you move from one place to another. You can communicate without an Access Point, which means that you can communicate between a limited number of computers (ad-hoc). Or you can communicate through an Access Point, which allows you to create a full infrastructure network (infrastructure). ❑ Users in USA ❑ VGN-T300 Series models Please see the SmartWi Connection Utility Guide for setting up Wireless LAN and Wireless WAN functionalities. ❑ VGN-S400 Series models Please see the following for setting up Wireless LAN functionality. ❑ Users in Canada and Latin American countries or areas Please see the following for setting up Wireless LAN functionality.