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...EDGE Connection 17 Send and Receive emails 17 Create a Wireless LAN Connection 18 Making a Basic Network Connection Windows 2000/XP 18 Making a Basic Network Connection in Windows Millennium 28 Making a Basic Network Connection in Windows 98SE 33 Using the Sony Ericsson Wireless Utility 38 Advanced Wireless LAN... an Internet Connection 47 Static IP Number Management 49 Wireless LAN Adapter Diagnostics 49 GC89 WLAN Information 50 Concurrent WLAN and GPRS 50 Wireless Manager Status Screen 51 GSM Connection Status 51 Wireless LAN Connection Status 52 Usage Statistics 52 2 Contents
...EDGE Connection 17 Send and Receive emails 17 Create a Wireless LAN Connection 18 Making a Basic Network Connection Windows 2000/XP 18 Making a Basic Network Connection in Windows Millennium 28 Making a Basic Network Connection in Windows 98SE 33 Using the Sony Ericsson Wireless Utility 38 Advanced Wireless LAN... an Internet Connection 47 Static IP Number Management 49 Wireless LAN Adapter Diagnostics 49 GC89 WLAN Information 50 Concurrent WLAN and GPRS 50 Wireless Manager Status Screen 51 GSM Connection Status 51 Wireless LAN Connection Status 52 Usage Statistics 52 2 Contents
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... Screen 78 Troubleshooting 79 Status Information 79 Status Log 79 Wireless Manager Icon Errors 80 Software Errors 80 GSM/EDGE/GPRS Error Messages 80 SIM Card Errors 81 Wireless LAN Error Messages 81 Wireless LAN Performance and Connectivity Problems 82 Windows® Error Codes 83 Additional Information 87 Sony Ericsson Support Website 87 Guidelines for Safe and Efficient Use...
... Screen 78 Troubleshooting 79 Status Information 79 Status Log 79 Wireless Manager Icon Errors 80 Software Errors 80 GSM/EDGE/GPRS Error Messages 80 SIM Card Errors 81 Wireless LAN Error Messages 81 Wireless LAN Performance and Connectivity Problems 82 Windows® Error Codes 83 Additional Information 87 Sony Ericsson Support Website 87 Guidelines for Safe and Efficient Use...
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.... The GC89 wireless LAN facility is designed for buying a Sony Ericsson GC89. A LAN is possible to roam from one room in the house to another, or from the laptop battery is a combined wireless LAN (WLAN) adapter and quad band GSM product, that the GC89 is a standard 32-bit Cardbus PC card with others..., such as a printer or an internet connection. The GC89 is based on page 11. 6 Introduction The GC89s GSM, GPRS and EDGE facilities provide almost worldwide portable modem access to the Internet or to access wireless local area networks, share local printers and files with a...
.... The GC89 wireless LAN facility is designed for buying a Sony Ericsson GC89. A LAN is possible to roam from one room in the house to another, or from the laptop battery is a combined wireless LAN (WLAN) adapter and quad band GSM product, that the GC89 is a standard 32-bit Cardbus PC card with others..., such as a printer or an internet connection. The GC89 is based on page 11. 6 Introduction The GC89s GSM, GPRS and EDGE facilities provide almost worldwide portable modem access to the Internet or to access wireless local area networks, share local printers and files with a...
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...Setup.exe into the laptop until you have installed the software from the GC89 CD. See Supported Languages on screen. follow the instructions on page 96 for Sony Ericsson Wireless Manager opens; The Wireless Manager is installed in the same language as your Windows® installation,... that you to pause around 65% whilst drivers are installed; Do not insert the card into the Run 2. Note: If the CD-ROM does not autorun, select Start dialog. (Where D is your CD drive. Installation will appear to locate a specific driver file. GC89 EDGE/Wireless LAN PC Card 5.
...Setup.exe into the laptop until you have installed the software from the GC89 CD. See Supported Languages on screen. follow the instructions on page 96 for Sony Ericsson Wireless Manager opens; The Wireless Manager is installed in the same language as your Windows® installation,... that you to pause around 65% whilst drivers are installed; Do not insert the card into the Run 2. Note: If the CD-ROM does not autorun, select Start dialog. (Where D is your CD drive. Installation will appear to locate a specific driver file. GC89 EDGE/Wireless LAN PC Card 5.
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... using the icon on the desktop or via Programs Sony Ericsson Wireless Manager. Component EDGE/GPRS Drivers on a Windows 98SE or ME machine EDGE/GPRS Drivers on a Windows 2000/XP machine Wireless LAN Driver (semwl5.inf) on a Windows 2000/XP machine Wireless LAN Driver (semwl5a.inf) on a Windows 98SE/ME machine GC89 CD-ROM Location D:\Driver\Driver9x D:\Driver\Driver2k D:\WLAN...
... using the icon on the desktop or via Programs Sony Ericsson Wireless Manager. Component EDGE/GPRS Drivers on a Windows 98SE or ME machine EDGE/GPRS Drivers on a Windows 2000/XP machine Wireless LAN Driver (semwl5.inf) on a Windows 2000/XP machine Wireless LAN Driver (semwl5a.inf) on a Windows 98SE/ME machine GC89 CD-ROM Location D:\Driver\Driver9x D:\Driver\Driver2k D:\WLAN...
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... about your GSM and wireless LAN network connections. Wireless Manager Status Screen 51 See Wireless Manager • The current Network Status, e.g. searching, radio off. • The connection progress messages. The body of the screen also displays: ). Wireless Manager Status Screen To view the Status screen either start Wireless Manager select Start Programs Sony Ericsson Wireless Manager or select your...
... about your GSM and wireless LAN network connections. Wireless Manager Status Screen 51 See Wireless Manager • The current Network Status, e.g. searching, radio off. • The connection progress messages. The body of the screen also displays: ). Wireless Manager Status Screen To view the Status screen either start Wireless Manager select Start Programs Sony Ericsson Wireless Manager or select your...
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... of the GC89. See Icon Menus on page 64. 3. Start Using Wireless Manager 53 To set the SIM Card PIN and Phone Lock code, see Locks on page 55 for more details. 4. The current signal strength and EDGE/GPRS availability are displayed on page 25, for details. To start Wireless Manager select Start Programs Sony Ericsson Wireless Manager...
... of the GC89. See Icon Menus on page 64. 3. Start Using Wireless Manager 53 To set the SIM Card PIN and Phone Lock code, see Locks on page 55 for more details. 4. The current signal strength and EDGE/GPRS availability are displayed on page 25, for details. To start Wireless Manager select Start Programs Sony Ericsson Wireless Manager...
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... Context modification (e.g. Data rate is the payload per slot: header plus data. QoS renegotiation). Collision of PDP Context with traffic in GC89 memory. Number of parallel PDP Context activated (both MO and MT):1 Number of MS and Network initiated PDP Context activation. Support for...on the Coding Scheme supported by the GSM Network. Network initiated PDP Context modification. EDGE Technical Data Modulation Coding Schemes EDGE features MCS-1 to 10 PDP context details are maximums. Sony Ericsson cannot guarantee how fast your network will operate. SMS over GPRS QoS PDP Context SIM...
... Context modification (e.g. Data rate is the payload per slot: header plus data. QoS renegotiation). Collision of PDP Context with traffic in GC89 memory. Number of parallel PDP Context activated (both MO and MT):1 Number of MS and Network initiated PDP Context activation. Support for...on the Coding Scheme supported by the GSM Network. Network initiated PDP Context modification. EDGE Technical Data Modulation Coding Schemes EDGE features MCS-1 to 10 PDP context details are maximums. Sony Ericsson cannot guarantee how fast your network will operate. SMS over GPRS QoS PDP Context SIM...
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... and by AT Commands. AT Command Software Upgrade PC Card firmware upgrade Wireless Manager upgrade Via Internet, www.SonyEricsson.com or at Sony Ericsson Service Points Internet download Additional Information 95 Supported in Wireless Manager and by AT Commands (excluding Cell ID). Wireless Manager, Communications Suite, pocket PC Suite. EDGE Maximum Data Rates Coding Scheme MCS-1 MCS-2 MCS-3 MCS...
... and by AT Commands. AT Command Software Upgrade PC Card firmware upgrade Wireless Manager upgrade Via Internet, www.SonyEricsson.com or at Sony Ericsson Service Points Internet download Additional Information 95 Supported in Wireless Manager and by AT Commands (excluding Cell ID). Wireless Manager, Communications Suite, pocket PC Suite. EDGE Maximum Data Rates Coding Scheme MCS-1 MCS-2 MCS-3 MCS...
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... WPA2™ - Detailed descriptions of these features can be found at www.wi-fi.org/certificate Certification Date: Category: Company: Product: January 18, 2005 External Card Sony Ericsson Sony Ericsson GC89 EDGE / Wireless LAN PC Card FAF-1051011-BV This product has passed Wi-Fi certification testing for the following two conditions: (1) This device may cause undesired operation.
... WPA2™ - Detailed descriptions of these features can be found at www.wi-fi.org/certificate Certification Date: Category: Company: Product: January 18, 2005 External Card Sony Ericsson Sony Ericsson GC89 EDGE / Wireless LAN PC Card FAF-1051011-BV This product has passed Wi-Fi certification testing for the following two conditions: (1) This device may cause undesired operation.
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... with the PC Card. They may change the settings by your network operator, you are made , for EDGE networks. If directed by selecting TCPWindowSize or MTU and changing the value. Enter the number the callback should be made automatically when the Wireless Manager is also...the laptop is rebooted. 104 Appendix A - Sony Ericsson recommends a TCP/IP packet size of the PC Card, the TCP/IP window size parameter TCPWindowSize should be restarted. You can only use to connect to speed up Connections, locate the Sony Ericsson Wireless WAN adaptor in the properties of 1450 is...
... with the PC Card. They may change the settings by your network operator, you are made , for EDGE networks. If directed by selecting TCPWindowSize or MTU and changing the value. Enter the number the callback should be made automatically when the Wireless Manager is also...the laptop is rebooted. 104 Appendix A - Sony Ericsson recommends a TCP/IP packet size of the PC Card, the TCP/IP window size parameter TCPWindowSize should be restarted. You can only use to connect to speed up Connections, locate the Sony Ericsson Wireless WAN adaptor in the properties of 1450 is...