Owner's Guide VAIO notebook

Troubleshooting Wireless LAN
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Troubleshooting Wireless LAN
The computer cannot connect to a Wireless LAN Access
Point.
❑ Make sure the W ireless LAN PC card is properly installed in th e PC card slot
on the left side of the notebook.
❑ Make sure power to the access point is turned on.
❑ Make sure the access point is displayed in the Available networks window.
Do the following:
1 Click Start, and then Control Panel.
2 Click Netwo rk and Internet Con nectio ns, and then Network
Connections.
3 Double-click th e Wireless Network Connectio n icon. The Wireless
Network Connection Status window appears with the General tab open.
4 Click Propert ies. The W ireless Network Connection Properties window
appears.
5 Click the Wireless Networks tab, and make sure the access point is
displayed in the Available Networks box .
❑ The communication distance ma y dro p due to:
❑ obstacles between the notebook and the access point
❑ signal condition s
❑ surrounding environment, such as walls
❑ software used
❑ operating system used
❑ arrangement of the machines
If this occurs, change the location of your notebook or shorten the distance
between the notebook and the access point.
I cannot access the Internet.
❑ Make sure the Wireless LAN PC card is properly inserted into the PC card
slot on the left of the notebook.
❑ Check if your notebook and the access point are connected to one another.