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GC79
Sony Ericsson GPRS / Wireless LAN PC Card GC79
User’s Guide
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Content Content . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Hardware Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Software Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Start Using Wireless Manager. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Wireless Manager Icons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Icon Menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Making Windows Network Connections Visible . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Wireless Manager GSM/GPRS Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Class 0 SMS Messages .
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Appendix B - Windows Log on using a GSM/GPRS Dial-up Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82 Appendix C - Changing the GC79 Wireless LAN Adapter Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83 Appendix D- Initiating a HSCSD Connection from Outside the Wireless Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 Appendix E- IT Manager Customisation . . .
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Sony Ericsson GPRS / Wireless LAN PC Card GC79 Fifth edition (June 2004) This manual is published by Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB, without any warranty. Improvements and changes to this manual necessitated by typographical errors, inaccuracies of current information, or improvements to programs and/or equipment, may be made by Sony Ericsson at any time and without notice. Such changes will, however, be incorporated into new editions of this manual. This manual is copyrighted work o
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Introduction Congratulations and thank you for buying the Sony Ericsson GPRS / Wireless LAN PC Card GC79. The GC79 is a combined wireless LAN (WLAN) adapter and triple band GSM product that enables you to communicate wirelessly from your laptop on all five continents, in over one hundred and sixty countries. As the GC79 provides wireless communications you no longer need to carry cables, telephone jack converters, chargers and batteries. The GC79 is very simple to install and use; the softwa
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Software Overview Wireless Manager You can use the Wireless Manager to: View GSM/GPRS and wireless LAN status information Create or modify connection settings Connect to the Internet or a corporate network Manage GC79 settings Manage SIM card and PC phone books Send and receive SMS messages Using the GC79 with your Applications Data Programs You can use the GC79 as a connector to a wireless LAN access point or to provide Intranet/Internet connectivity for a wide range of application
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Getting Started Checklist Make sure the following items are in the box when you unpack it: Protective case for storing the GC79 GC79 PC Card Quick Start Guide CD-ROM The CD contains: drivers, software, documentation and a readme file. System Requirements This section lists the network subscriptions, hardware and software requirements for running the GC79 PC Card. Wireless LAN Connection In order to use your GC79 as a wireless LAN adapter for a corporate network, you must have the appro
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High Speed Circuit Switched Data (HSCSD) HSCSD is an enchanced GSM network capability offered by some network operators. It enables circuit switched data connections to run at a higher data speed, using more than one wireless ‘timeslot’ for the data transmission. This is ideal for providing a faster connection to existing corporate or ISP dial-up facilities. The preferred connection speed is selected when you define the connection using the Connection Wizard. General Packet Radio Service (GP
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564464 8695 89034 Installation The Wireless Manager CD-ROM contains the software required to operate your GC79. The software is simple to set up and operate. The CD-ROM contains the following software: Wireless Manager User Documentation On-line Help ReadMe text file containing the latest information about the GC79 Before you Begin Before you begin, you will need to ensure that you have access rights to your corporate network for wireless LAN connections. You will also need to make sur
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If you want to use your other PC card slot remove the GC79 whilst you insert the other card. See Safe Removal of the GC79 on page 39 for more details. When the GC79 isn't in use it is recommended that you store it in the protective carrier provided. Installing the Software 1. Insert the Wireless Manager CD-ROM in your CD drive. After a few seconds a Sony Ericsson splash screen is displayed. Note: If the CD-ROM does not autorun, select Start Run and type D:\Setup.exe into the Run dialog. (Whe
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6. After a few seconds, the New Hardware Wizard opens and installs the necessary drivers onto your PC from the Wireless Manager CD. The wizard may require you to locate a specific driver file. If this happens a dialog opens, click Browse and select : Component GC79 CD-ROM Location GPRS Drivers on a D:\Driver\Driver9x Windows 98SE or ME machine GPRS Drivers on a D:\Driver\Driver2k Windows 2000/XP machine Wireless LAN Driver (bcmwl5.inf) on a D:\wlan Windows 2000/XP/ME machine Wireless LAN Driv
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Create a GPRS, HSCSD or CSD Connection Predefined customised connection settings may have already been entered by your mobile operator or IT Manager. Check the connection drop-down menu for any existing entries, if they are available go to Using your Connection on page 23. 1. Click or select View Connection Wizard. The Connection Wizard opens. 2. Select the radio button next to Create a new connection, enter a name, for example ‘My Connection’, click Next. Note: Your connection name should
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Fixed: The same fixed username and password for all users. Check or enter the username and password and tick the Save Password box. Personal: You have a personal username and password. You may enter them here and tick the Save Password box. If you need to enter the password each time you connect (for example, you read the password from a separate hardware 'password generator') you can enter your username and leave the Save Password box un-ticked. Each time you connect, your username will be
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Note: If you are unsure which speed to choose from the Speed tab, start with Analogue 9600, and check to see if it works. Once your connection works on Analog, you can try the V110/V120 settings to see if faster speeds are available. V110/V120 also connects faster than analog. When roaming you may need to repeat this procedure to adapt your settings to the capability of the local network operator. 12. Select the Options tab in the Advanced dialog to specify a callback number, if required. C
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Using your Connection To Connect 1. Open Wireless Manager. 2. If requested enter your SIM Card PIN and click OK. The Status screen is displayed. 3. Select the connection you require from the drop down list and click Connect. Depending on your setup you may be prompted to enter your username and password. Tip: To see detailed connection information, including the speed allocated for an HSCSD connection, select View Wireless Manager Information. To disconnect an active connection 1. Click Disco
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Create a Wireless LAN Connection To create a connection to a wireless LAN access point, follow the steps described below. Note: For details of how to create an ad hoc group connection, see Setting up an Ad Hoc Group Network on page 23. 1. Before you begin make sure a Wireless LAN access point is in range. 2. Click Configure in the WLAN pane of the Wireless Manager. Alternatively, for example when there is no SIM in the GC79, right click and select Open Utility. The GC79 Wireless Configuratio
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4. Click Add. The Wireless Network Properties screen is displayed. 5. Type the network name in the Network name (SSID) field. 6. Clear the This is a computer-to-computer (ad hoc) network; wireless access points are not used check box. 7. From here you select the type of connection you require: For connection to a LAN that does not require network key information, see steps 8 to 10. For connection to a LAN that does require network key information, see steps 11 to 15. WLAN Connections that d
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Note: You do not need to select the Key format or the Key length before typing the network key. These settings automatically change to the appropriate setting as you type the network key value. However, the key value you enter must be the correct length. 14. Click OK. The network name and icon appear at the top of the Preferred networks list. 15. Click Refresh to activate the network connection (wait up to one minute for the network connection to be made). Your computer is connected to the se
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In the Wireless Zero Config control panel (Double-click the W icon in the status tray): 1. Disable 802.1x. 2. Enable WEP. 3. Uncheck the box that says "The key is provided for me automatically". 4. Provide a WEP key. The key can be anything at all and it can be at any WEP key index. The key is not used other than to prevent zero config from disassociating your network. 5. Click OK. If WZC is managing the network and the user is running CCX/LEAP, once CCX/LEAP is configured, if a user goes b
