Sony Ericsson GC89 manual

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2 Contents Content Introducti on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Hardware O verview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Software Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Documenta tion . . .[...]

Contents 3 Start Using Wir eless Manage r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 Wireless Manager Icon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 Icon Menu s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 Making W indows ® N etwork Con[...]

4 Contents Appendix A - Connection Para meters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103 General Co nnection Paramete rs for CSD a nd GP RS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 03 CSD Sp ecific Param eters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104 TCP/IP Opt imisation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

Contents 5 Sony Ericsson GC89 First edi tion (Apr il 2005) This manual i s publis hed by Sony Eri csson Mobil e Communicati ons AB, without an y warranty. I mprovement s and chan ges to thi s manual nec essitat ed by typog raphical errors, inac cur aci es o f c urren t in for matio n, o r im pr ov ements to programs an d/or equipmen t, may be made [...]

6 Introduction Introduction Congratu lations and thank you for buying a Sony Eric sson GC89. The GC89 is a combined wireless LAN (WLAN) ad ap ter an d qu ad band GSM pr odu ct , th at a ll ows you to access wireless local area network s, share local printers and f iles with others in the network, access the internet and roam the office, wire free. [...]

Introduction 7 SIM Car d When you subscrib e to a mobile network operato r, you are issued with a SIM car d (Subscriber Identity Module card) . The SIM contains your personal subscriber data. You need to in sert a SIM into your GC89 before it will wo rk. Sof twar e Overvi ew Wireless Manager You can use the Wireless Manager to: • Display GSM/GPRS[...]

8 Getting Started Getting St arted Checkli st Make sure the fo llowing items are in the b ox when you u npack it: • Aluminium protect ive case for storing the GC89 •G C 8 9 •Q u i c k S t a r t G u i d e •C D - R O M The CD contains : drivers, software , docu mentation and a readme file. System Requirement s This section lists th e network [...]

Getting Star ted 9 Not e: Your network key is either 5 or 13 ASCII (text) ch aracters, or 10 or 26 hexadecim al (0-9, A-F) charac ters. Network and Subscription The network subscript ion you us e in conjun ction with y our GC89 dep ends on t he functions and features your network op erator can provi de. Contact your netw ork operator or service pro[...]

10 Getting Star ted Hardware You will need: • A PC that has the minimum specification reco mmended by M icr osoft to run the version of Win do ws ® installed on it. • A 32-bit Cardbus PC Card s lot. • A Sony Ericsso n GC89. • A SIM card. Software You will need: •W i n d o w s ® 98SE, Me, 20 00 (SP4) or XP . • S ony E ricss on Wireless[...]

Installation 11 Inst allation The Wireless Manager CD-ROM co ntains the s oftware requ ired to oper ate your GC89. You will also need to make sur e that the GSM services you require are included on your SIM card subscription. For an explanation of the serv ices that are available see Network a nd Subscr iption on page 9. Cont act the organizat ion [...]

12 In stal lat ion When the GC89 is not in use it is recomm ended that you store it in the protective carrier box provided. Impor tant ! Do not inse rt the card into the laptop unt il you have in stalled the software from the CD-ROM. Simply c ancel the New Hardware wizard if the card is acc identally inserted prior to so ftware installat ion. Inst [...]

Installation 13 In the above table, D is ref erred to as yo ur CD drive. Not e: When instal ling on Windo ws 98SE, Wind ows ® may prom pt for the origin al Windo ws 98SE CD- ROM to be inserted. If the CD-R OM is not inserted w hen requ ested, Wi ndows ® will subseque ntly rebo ot with error m essages re lating to m issing files. Theref ore, it i [...]

14 Crea te a EDG E/GPRS or CSD Conn ection Create a EDGE/GPRS or CSD Connection Predefined customis ed connection settings may ha ve already been ente red by your mobi le operator or IT Manager. Check th e connection drop-d own menu f or any existing entries, if they are available go to Using your Connectio n on page 16. If no predefined customised[...]

Create a EDGE/GP RS or CS D Connectio n 15 CSD Connection 9. Select CSD. Select your service provi der from the Choo se Ne two rk drop down list. If your service provider isn’t listed select <Other> or <North America> depending o n your l ocation. Click Next . 10. If you selected a Network Op erator from the Choose Netwo rk drop down [...]

16 Crea te a EDG E/GPRS or CSD Conn ection 13. If you need a User ID and Password to logon to your servi ce provider enter them into the specific fields. If you do not need a username and passwor d leave the fields blank. Cl ick Next . Not e: Some versi ons of W indow s ® delibe rately ch ange the n umber of a sterisks tha t represen t a passwo rd[...]

Create a EDGE/GP RS or CS D Connectio n 17 Browse the Internet via a GSM/GPRS/EDGE Connection You can connect to the In ternet using a CSD or GPRS/EDGE connection: 1. Open your preferred connection fro m the Status screen. See Using y our Co nne ctio n on page 16 for details on opening a connectio n. 2. Start your Interne t browse r . Y ou are onli[...]

18 Create a Wireless LAN Connection Create a Wireless LAN Connec tion The method used to create a Wireless LAN Conn ectio n depends on the Wi ndows Oper ating Syst em you have i nstalled on your PC. Go to the secti on that covers your Operat ing Sy stem: • Making a Basic Networ k Connection W indows 2000 /XP on pag e 18 • Making a Basic Netwo r[...]

Create a Wirele ss LAN Co nnection 1 9 8. Click OK . Configuring Y our Network Before yo u attempt to connect to your network, v erify that y our access p oint is connected correctly and working. C onsult your access point documentation to configure your access poin t. After you have config ured your acce ss point, follow the steps described below [...]

20 Create a Wireless LAN Connection 7. Click Add . 8. On the Asso ciation tab, type the name of your netw ork in the Network name (SSID) box . Not e: To automa tically c onnect t o your netw ork when it is in ra nge, sel ect the Connect when thi s network is in range chec k box on the Connecti on tab. 9. Click OK . Your network name is dis played o[...]

Create a Wirele ss LAN Co nnection 2 1 provides no networ k security, allowing an yone to access yo ur wireless network. The WEP option provides a b asic level o f security t o your wire less network. Additional advanced secur ity settings are also available, which are typically used in corporate environmen ts or for advanced us ers who requ ire hi[...]

22 Create a Wireless LAN Connection Setting Y our Wireless Network Connect ion With WEP Se curity 1. Under Pr efer r ed networ ks , click the name of your wirel ess network . 2. Click Pr operties . 3. Select Open from the Network Authentication d rop down l ist. 4. The key is prov ided for me automatically check box should be cleared. 5. T ype the [...]

Create a Wirele ss LAN Co nnection 2 3 8. Click OK . 9. Click OK . The config uration of your wireless network c onnection i s now comple te. Configuring your WIndows 2000/XP Network Using the Sony E ricsson Wireless Utility This section is relevan t to users on Window s XP, with Windows Zero Conf iguration enabled, and to users on Windo ws 2000. I[...]

24 Create a Wireless LAN Connection 6. Click OK . Configuring Y our Network Before yo u attempt to connect to your network, v erify that y our access p oint is connected correctly and is working. Cons ult your access point documentation to configu re your access point. After y ou have config ured your acce ss point, follow the steps described below[...]

Create a Wirele ss LAN Co nnection 2 5 4. If you see the name of y our network un der A v ailable netwo rks , click the net work name, and then click Co nfi gur e . If you do not see y our ne tw ork l isted , cl ick Ad d . 5. In W ireles s Network P roperties, if the name o f your netw ork does not al ready appear in the Network na me (SSID) box, t[...]

26 Create a Wireless LAN Connection Not e: Authentica te Prior to Wi ndows ® Lo gin is us ed to gua rantee a ne twork co nnection (includi ng association, authentica tion, and DHCP. To enable this feature, cli ck the Authenticate Prior to Windows ® Login c heck bo x. To disa ble this feature , clear the check b ox. Your network name is dis played[...]

Create a Wirele ss LAN Co nnection 2 7 2. Click Pr operties . 3. Click Op en from the Network Authentication list. 4. Click WEP in the Data encryption lis t. 5. T ype the WEP netw ork key in the Network key box. Y our n etwork key must exactly m atch the network key of th e access point. Y our network key is either 5 or 1 3 ASCII (text) characters,[...]

28 Create a Wireless LAN Connection 7. Click OK . 8. Click OK . The config uration of you r wireles s network conn ection is n ow complete . For infor mation about the status of your connec tion, see Viewi ng the Status o f Your Wi reless Connectio n on p age 3 9. Making a Basic Network Connection in W indows Millennium These instructions ar e base[...]

Create a Wirele ss LAN Co nnection 2 9 6. Click OK . Configuring Y our Network Before yo u attempt to connect to your network, v erify that y our access p oint is connected correctly and is working. Cons ult your access point documentation to configu re your access point. After y ou have config ured your acce ss point, follow the steps described be[...]

30 Create a Wireless LAN Connection 4. If you see the name of y our network un der A v ailable netwo rks , click the net work name, and then click Co nfi gur e . If you do not see y our ne tw ork l isted , cl ick Ad d . 5. In W ireles s Network P roperties, if the name o f your netw ork does not al ready appear in the Network na me (SSID) box, type[...]

Create a Wirele ss LAN Co nnection 3 1 Network secur ity setting s must now be configured . The two most bas ic options are no security and WEP. Either of these two options is usually app ropriate for home us ers. The no secu rity option provides no networ k security, allowing an yone to access yo ur wireless network. The WEP option provides a b as[...]

32 Create a Wireless LAN Connection 5. T ype the WEP netw ork key in the Network key box. Y our n etwork key must exactly m atch the network key of th e access point. Y our network key is either 5 or 1 3 ASCII (text) characters, or 10 or 26 hexadecimal ( 0-9, A-F) characters. 6. T ype this key agai n in the Confirm key box. 7. Click OK . 8. Click O[...]

Create a Wirele ss LAN Co nnection 3 3 Making a Basic Network Connection in W indows 98SE These instructions ar e based on the assump tion that your S ony Ericsso n 802.11 Wireless LAN Adapter is factory installed and that your software has been installed. If you received your wireles s network card as part of yo ur comput er, both of thes e proced[...]

34 Create a Wireless LAN Connection Not e: The name s of wirele ss netwo rks t hat are v isible to your comput er are s hown u nder Avai lable net work s. T he na me of you r net work is us ual ly shown her e. 3. V erify that the Let this tool manage your wir eless setti ngs check box is selected. If it is not, select it, and then click Apply . Not[...]

Create a Wirele ss LAN Co nnection 3 5 6. Click OK . Your network name is dis played on t he Wireless Networks tab under Pref erred networks . Network secur ity setting s must now be configured . The two most bas ic options are no security and WEP. Either of these two options is usually app ropriate for home us ers. The no secu rity option provides[...]

36 Create a Wireless LAN Connection 4. Click Disabled in the Data encryption list. 5. Click OK . 6. Click OK . The config uration of your wireless network c onnection i s now comple te. Setting Y our Wireless Network Connect ion With WEP Se curity 1. Under Prefer red networks , click the n ame of your wireless network . 2. Click Pr operties . 3. Cl[...]

Create a Wirele ss LAN Co nnection 3 7 6. T ype this key agai n in the Confirm key box. 7. Click OK . 8. Click OK . The config uration of your wireless network c onnection i s now complet e.[...]

38 Create a Wireless LAN Connection Using the Sony Ericsson Wi reless Utility The user interface you see when you start the Sony Ericsson Wireless Utility may look sligh tly different than the illustr ations shown in thi s user guide, depending on the operating sy stem you are using. In a ddit ion to p rov idi ng a me ans for viewing t he link stat[...]

Create a Wirele ss LAN Co nnection 3 9 2. Double-click Sony Eri csson Wireless Utility . 3. Click th e Wirele ss Ne tw ork s tab. 4. Enable the radio by selecting the En able Radio check box (if it is not already selected). Enabling and D isabling the Radio To di sab le the radi o, r ight -cli ck i n the taskbar and s elect Disable Radio . To enabl[...]

40 Create a Wireless LAN Connection Wireless Ne tworks The Wireless Networks tab all ows you to conf igure your wireless netwo rk connection . Before you begin, ensure that the En able Radi o and Let this tool manage you r wireless settings ch eck boxes are both selected. For inst ructions on how to conf igure you r wireles s network connection u s[...]

Create a Wirele ss LAN Co nnection 4 1 • Making a Basic Networ k Connection W indows 2000 /XP on pag e 18 • Making a Basic Netwo rk Connection in W indows Millennium on page 28 • Making a Basic Networ k Connection in W indows 98SE on pag e 33 Link St atus The Link St atus tab pr ovides in formation o n the status of your wi reless net work co[...]

42 Create a Wireless LAN Connection Stat i st i c s Transmissio n activity information is s hown on the Statistics tab . Site Mon itor The broadcast ing wireless networks that are with in range of yo ur Sony Eri csson 802 .11 Wireles s LAN Adapter are listed on the Site Moni tor tab. Net work proper ties such as the channel on which the network is [...]

Create a Wirele ss LAN Co nnection 4 3 5. Click Run . • If the So ny Ericss on 802.1 1 W ireless LA N Adapter fai ls any of the diagnos tics tes ts, see T r oubl eshoo tin g on page 79. Inf ormat ion Important informat ion about your Sony Ericsson Wirel ess Utility and your Son y Ericsson 802.11 Wireless LAN Adapter are shown on the Information t[...]

44 Adv anced Wirele ss LAN Features Advanced Wireless LAN Features Setting up an Ad Hoc Group Network In ad-hoc mo de, a peer-to-peer network is created . An exampl e might be ne tworking l aptops in a meeting room in o rder to share infor mation. The network is set up at the s tart of the meeting and disappears when the last laptop is shut d own. [...]

Advanced Wirele ss LAN Feat ures 45 6. Select the This is a computer-to -computer (ad hoc) n etwor k; wireless access po ints are not used check box. 7. Click OK . Your network name is dis played on t he Wireless Networks tab under Pref erred networks . For informatio n about the stat us of you r connection , see Viewin g the Status of You r Wirel [...]

46 Adv anced Wirele ss LAN Features Configuring Y our Ad Hoc Network with WEP Security 1. Under Prefer red networks , cli ck t he na me of you r wi rel ess ad hoc ne tw ork . 2. Click Pr operties . 3. Click Op en in the Network Authenticati on list. 4. Click WEP in the Data encryption lis t. 5. T ype the WEP networ k key in the Network key box. Y o[...]

Advanced Wirele ss LAN Feat ures 47 Disable th e WLAN 1. Right click and select Disable radio . Sharing an Internet Connection To connect a gro up of computer s using a shared Internet co nnection, select one of th e desktop computers to serve as the host co mputer (all other comp uters are called clients ). The host computer is the only comp uter [...]

48 Adv anced Wirele ss LAN Features 1. Select St a r t Control Panel , and th en double-c lick Network Connectio ns . 2. Under LAN or High-Speed Inte rnet select each of the privat e network connection s that you wa nt to be pa rt of the brid ge. Y ou must select at least tw o eligible n etwork connect ions in order for Br idge Connecti ons to crea[...]

Advanced Wirele ss LAN Feat ures 49 St atic IP Number Manageme nt Some users may r equire a st atic IP number fo r the WLAN connection in the office and a dynamic IP number outside the o ffice. If you are u sing Windows 98 SE/Me/2000, it is neces sar y to manually chan ge the TCP/IP proper ties of the Sony Ericsson 80 2.11g Wi reless LAN adapt or: [...]

50 Adv anced Wirele ss LAN Features 1. Open the Wireless Configuration Utility , as describe d in Cr eate a W ireless LAN Connection on page 18, an d click on the Diagn ostics tab. 2. Select the tests you want to run. All tests are selected by default . T o run an ind ividual tes t or some but not all of the test s, clear the check box for thos e t[...]

Wireless Mana ger St atus S creen 5 1 Wireless Manager S t atus Screen To view the Status screen either s tart Wireless Manager select St art Programs Son y Ericsson Wireless Manager or select y our desktop shortcut or select View Status . The Status screen shows information abo ut your GSM and wireless LAN network co nnections. Th e body of t he s[...]

52 Wir eless Ma nager Status S creen When a connection is estab lished, the connection statis tics (duration, bytes tr ansmitted, bytes received) are displaye d and updated at regu lar intervals. Not e: Statistics display is not sup ported o n Window 9 8(SE) or Me pl atforms. To view statistic data when using th ese operati ng systems , hover your [...]

Start Using Wireless Manager 5 3 S t art Using Wireless Manage r 1. T o start W i reless Manager select S tart Programs Sony Ericsson Wireless Manager or select yo ur desk top short cut . 2. If request ed, enter your SIM Card P IN and/or Pho ne Lock code, cli ck OK . It is only n ecessary to enter the PIN and/or co de once during a PC ses sion. You[...]

54 St art Usin g Wirele ss Manag er GSM/GPRS Icons Wireless LAN Ic ons Windo ws ® Icons In additio n, the followi ng standard W indows ® operating system icons also appear in the s ystem tray GSM/ GPRS /EDGE radi o is d isa bled . The GSM/G PRS/EDGE ra dio transm itter is enabled, but there i s no GSM or GPRS/EDG E service av ailable. Wireless Ma[...]

Start Using Wireless Manager 5 5 when the GC89 is insert ed in your PC and in us e. Icon Menus GC89 GSM/GPRS /EDGE menu Righ t cl ick o ne o f th e fo llow ing i co ns to see the GC8 9 GSM/GPRS/EDGE menu opti on s. Not e: Some of the se menu option s are dis abled, dep ending on the curren t state of the GC8 9. The GC89 GSM/ GPR S/ EDGE menu option[...]

56 St art Usin g Wirele ss Manag er Connect/Disconnect If you ar e currently disconnected, the menu g ives y ou the option to connect to the most recently used GC89 GSM/GPRS connection. If you are connected the men u gives you the option to discon nect. Help Opens the Wir eless Manager Onlin e Help. You can also launch the Online Help from the Wire[...]

Start Using Wireless Manager 5 7 Radio St atus (Enable / Disable Radio) This menu op tion is dyn amic. It monit ors the cur rent state of the GC89 wireles s LAN radio transmitt er and gives you the option to switch to th e opposite state ( for example, if your GC89 Radio transmitter is on, the menu option reads Disable Radio) . You can also set the[...]

58 St art Usin g Wirele ss Manag er Wire less Manager GSM/GP RS/EDGE Preferenc es You can change t he general behav ior of the Wireless Mana ger by selecti ng specif ic options in the Preferences... dial og. 1. From the File menu , select Prefer ences . The Preferences dialog opens , the Radio Power tab is di spla yed. Radio Power T ab You can use [...]

Start Using Wireless Manager 5 9 The radio m ode you specify at Wireles s Manag er start -up app ears sele cted on t he Radio ta b. T ext Messa ging T ab You can use this tab to enable reception of sp ecific message classes from the SMS Cell Broadcast service and to set the SMS received audio alarm to on or off . Select the radio buttons to activat[...]

60 St art Usin g Wirele ss Manag er on, the validity period sets a tim e limit on how long the service center should keep attempti ng delivery. Notification s T ab Click the Notifications ta b. From here you can deci de if you want t o: • display a splash screen every time Wireless Manager is opened . • display a splash screen every time Wirele[...]

Start Using Wireless Manager 6 1 • Hide to tray when minimized If enabled, when the W ir eless Manage r is minimized, it remov es any wind ow from th e taskbar and only shows the s mall icon in the sys tem tray . T o re-open the main wi ndow , double-cl ick the tray icon or select open from the i con menu. • Run t his prog ram w hen Wind ows st[...]

62 St art Usin g Wirele ss Manag er activated when it is later inser ted: - Set Prefer ences Miscellaneous R un this program when Windows St a r t s . - Set Prefer ences Miscellaneous Allow this program to run in the backgr ound . Windows ® Log on Usi ng GSM/GPRS Dial-up Connection The GC89 supports th e Windows ® Log on using d ial-up connection[...]

Wireless Manager Telephony Settings Screen 63 Wireless Manager T ele phony Settings Screen The Telephon y Settings screen allows yo u to vi ew and change the GSM settings of the GC89. The functions of the Teleph ony Settings screen ar e ve ry similar to the settings that you have access to via a mob ile phone’s display. A Wireless 802.11 option p[...]

64 Wireless Manager Telephony Settings Sc reen V oice line 1 and 2: The voice number or numbers issued with your SIM card th at you use fo r normal voice calls. If you have line 2 ( alternate line service) enter in the Voice Line 2 number field. Data: The number used to make a data call to the GC89 (Mobile Terminated). Fax: Fax is not suppor ted by[...]

Wireless Manager Telephony Settings Screen 65 SIM lock Some SIM cards are protected with a PIN (Personal Identity Number) at the time of purchase. If the SIM card lock is activated, you have to en ter the PIN ev ery time you turn on you r PC and open Wireless Manager. If y ou enter your PIN incorr ectly three times in s uccession, the SIM card is b[...]

66 Wireless Manager Telephony Settings Sc reen Choosing anot her network: 1. Uncheck Automatically choose a networ k for me . 2. Select the net work that yo u want to us e. 3. Click Apply to transfer the setting to your GC89. The message Please wait appears briefly on the screen. If you are not allowed to use the network that you have cho sen, Forb[...]

Wireless Manager Telephony Settings Screen 67 To change th e frequency b and setti ng: 1. Select the but ton to the left of the des ired band. 2. Click Apply to transfer the setting to your GC89 PC Card. Forward Calls (Divert) Not e: The GC8 9 does no t make or answer voi ce call s. The forward fu nction en ables yo u to send a voice cal l to an al[...]

68 Wireless Manager Telephony Settings Sc reen Or Click to choo se a phone n umber from y our phone b ook. 4. Click Apply to tran sfer yo ur settings to your G C89. This may take a few s econds. Your fax d ivert settin g has now b een stored i n the network . Data If you wan t to route y our incomin g data calls to another nu mber, you can use the [...]

Wireless Manager Telephony Settings Screen 69 Not e: Data Call Restrictio n applies to CSD Data ca lls. There is no eq uivalent function to restrict GPRS/EDGE connections. SMS Bearer Specify th e connection m ethod that is to be us ed for sending SMSs. You can specify a specific connection meth od or register a preference. Wir el e ss 802.1 1 To co[...]

70 Wi reless Manage r SMS M essag es Sc reen Wireless Manager SMS Messages Scre en The Wireless Manager’s SMS Messages screen en ables you to view, comp ose, edit, save, cop y, delete, rep ly or forward S MS messages from your GC 89 to other mobile devices. Not e: To use Me ssage fu nctional ity, SMS mu st be included in your s ubscript ion (cont[...]

Wireless Mana ger SMS Messa ges Scre en 71 Each time the SMS Messages screen receives a ne w S MS message from the SIM, it checks the status of the SIM I nbox. If th e SIM Inbo x is full, a SIM Full ico n is display ed in the lef t pane of the screen. See SIM Inbox is Full: on page 73. Not e: For all the SMS Me ssages, screen m enu optio ns to oper[...]

72 Wi reless Manage r SMS M essag es Sc reen Reply to an SMS: 1. Select the folder wher e the mes sage is located. 2. From the list, select the mes sage to which you wish to r eply . The contents of the message ar e displayed in the informat ion view . 3. Select Reply in the Messages menu. A dialogue app ears. The To : field is automatically filled[...]

Wireless Mana ger SMS Messa ges Scre en 73 Moving SMS: 1. Select the folder where the mess age you want to mov e is located. 2. From the list, select the messag e. The contents of the message are displayed in th e information view . 3. Click Move to from the Mess ages menu. A progr ess dialog i s display ed inform ing you that the SIM card is being[...]

74 Wireless Manager Phone Book Screen Wireless Manager Phone Book Screen The Wireless Manager Phone B ook screen h elps you to organize you r GC89’s SIM P hone Book. The Phone Book Screen A SIM Phone Book can easily b ecome disorganized; you can use the Pho ne Book screen to manage your SIM Pho ne Book entri es. You can add new n umbers, edit exi[...]

Wireless Manager Pho ne Book Screen 75 Phone Book Functionality T o Add a Number: 1. Select Add N ew in the Phone B ook menu or click on the too lbar or key Ctrl and N . 2. The New Phone B ook Entry dial og opens. 3. Enter the name an d phone nu mber . 4. Click OK to save the entry or Cancel to close the d ialog. Not e: Phone Book numbers a re limi[...]

76 Wireless Manager Phone Book Screen T o Move an Entry: 1. Select an entry . 2. Select Move T o in the Phon e Book me nu. The Move T o option is followed by the name of th e Phone Boo k you have s elected the ent ry from. 3. The entry is mov ed from its current Phone Book and placed in the selected o ne. The new entry is assigned the next availabl[...]

Wireless Manager Pho ne Book Screen 77 Not e: The file w ill be sav ed as a text file in comm a separat ed value (CSV) f ormat. Mic rosoft ® Excel can be us ed to edit this f ile. 6. Click OK in the browse dialog. The path and file name are displayed in the Export File Name field. 7. Click Export to comp lete the procedure. Delete a number 1. Sele[...]

78 Wireless Manager Online Services Screen Wireless Manager On line Services Screen Online Services is a customized service offered by network op erators. This s ervice is netwo rk or subscription dependant. The Onlin e Services screen prov ides a mech anism that allo ws application s that exist on the SIM to in teract and oper ate with the GC 89. [...]

Troubleshooting 79 T roublesh ooting This chapter l ists some pr oblems that you might encounter whi le using your GC89. Some pr oblems require you t o contact y our service pr ovider, b ut most of t he problems you can easily cor rect yourself. St atus Inform ation View Wireless Ma nager Information displays a dialo g box containi ng useful i nfor[...]

80 Troubleshooting Wireles s Manager Icon Errors Sof twar e Errors GSM/EDGE/ GPRS Error Messages General appears in the task bar Indicates th at the Ra dio is turned o ff. Right cl ick the W ireles s Manager Icon, sel ect T urn GSM/GPRS Rad io On . appear s in the task bar Indicates tha t the GC89 cannot find a network, the re is no ne twork within[...]

Troubleshooting 81 SIM Card Errors Wire less LAN Error Message s Wrong PIN/ Wrong PIN2 Y ou h ave enter ed your PIN or P IN2 incor rectly . Enter the cor rect PIN or PI N2, and c lic k OK . See SIM lo ck on page 65. Codes do not match When you want to change a s ecurity code (for exam ple you r PIN), you have to con firm the new cod e by e ntering [...]

82 Troubleshooting Wireles s LAN Performance and Connectivity Problems Data transfer is sometimes ver y slow Microwave oven s and some cord less phones op erat e at the same radio frequency as t he GC89 wireless LAN adapter. W hen the microwave oven o r cordless phone is in use, it inter feres with the wirele ss networ k. Therefore, check for poss [...]

Troubleshooting 83 Windows ® Err or Codes Windo ws ® 98 (SE) Error 619: The port is disconnected during dial-up. An ISD N mode ( V1 10 o r V120) has b een sele cted wh en cr eating a connecti on, but is no t suppor ted by the network . Select A nalog ue mode whe n creati ng the c onnecti on in th e Connection Wiza rd . Error 629: The port was dis[...]

84 Troubleshooting Windo ws ® 2000 All Windows ® Operating S ystems Error 619: The port is disconnected during dial-up. An ISD N mode ( V1 10 o r V120) has b een sele cted wh en cr eating a connecti on, but is no t suppor ted by the network . Select A nalog ue mode whe n creati ng the c onnecti on in th e Connection Wiza rd . Error 691: Access d [...]

Troubleshooting 85 Connection Failed. Invalid User Name or Password. Please ch eck and ent er the User Name and/ or Passwor d in your connection prof ile. Choose to modify y our conn ection i n the Con nection Wizard . Go to th e User ID sc reen and re- enter the User Name and P assw ord given to you by your servic e provi der . If you wer e not su[...]

86 Troubleshooting Connection Failed. Service not supported. Please tr y again. If the problem continu es please contact your Service Provider . Y our s ervic e provider is not a llowing y ou to a ccess the ir network. Contact yo ur ser vice prov ider and chec k that you have the s ubscr iption s requi red acti vated for your S IM. Connection Faile[...]

Additional Information 8 7 Addition al In formati on Sony Ericsson Support W ebsite At www.Sony Ericsson.com /support yo u can fi nd hel p an d tip s in a few cli cks. T he supp ort site gives you access to: • the latest softwar e updates • t ips on how to us e yo ur GC 89 e fficie ntly • function gu ides • additio nal help Guidelines for S[...]

88 Additional Information Radio Frequency (RF) Ex posure and SAR Your PC Card is a low-p ower radio transmitter a nd receiver (transceiver). When it is turned on, it emits low levels of ra dio frequ ency energy (al so known as radio wav es or r adio frequ ency fields) . Governments around the wo rld have ado pted comprehen sive internat ional saf e[...]

Additional Information 8 9 Emergency Calls PC Cards manufactured by Sony Erics son do not support vo ice calls, hence their use fo r essenti al communications (e.g. medi cal emergencies ) is not pos sible. Insertin g and re moving th e SIM card – prec auti ons against electrost atic discharge (E SD) Do not touch the SIM card connecto rs. As a pre[...]

90 Additional Information T echnical Specifications Exte rior Desc riptio n Product name GC89 Syst em WLAN 2.4 GHz I SM band GSM 850 E-GSM 900 GSM 18 00 GSM 19 00 PC Card T ype T ype II, 32- bit Cardbus Services supported WLAN : 802.1 1 b/g GSM: CSD, GPRS/EDGE, SMS S peech se rvice s are not su pport ed SIM Ca rd SIM Lo ck supp orted Regular (non-G[...]

Additional Information 9 1 Ambient T emper atures Operating Sys tem Support El ectr ical Char acter ist ics GSM Pe rformanc e and t echni cal chara cteri stics Operat ing -10 to 55 degree s C Storag e -20 to 65 degree s C Suppor ted Oper ati ng Syste ms Microsoft Win dows ® 98 ( SE) Microsoft Win dows ® Me Microsoft Win dows ® 2000 (S P4) Micros[...]

92 Additional Information Power Class es Class 4 (2W) f or GSM/GPRS and EGPRS/ MCS 1- 4 (GMSK); Class E2 (0.5W ) for EGPRS/ MCS 5- 9 (8-PSK) Class 4 (2W) for GSM/GPRS and EGPRS/ MCS 1- 4 (GMSK); Class E2 (0 .5W) for EGPRS/ MCS 5- 9 (8-PSK) Clas s 1 (1W ) for GSM/GPRS and EGPRS/ MCS 1- 4 (GMSK); Class E 2 (0.4W) fo r EGPRS/ MCS 5- 9 (8- PSK) Class 1[...]

Additional Information 9 3 GSM Features Su pported CSD technical data GPRS technical dat a ME S IM L ock Network, Ne twork Su bset, Ser vice P rovide r and Cor porate Online Servi ces (SIM-A T) Class 2 w ith call control . USSD Support is prov ided via A T com mands ; No MMI is provid ed Speech C oding Not applic able (G C89 does not suppor t spe e[...]

94 Additional Information GPRS Maximum Data Rates Speed achiev ed depend s on the Codi ng Scheme s upported by the GSM Net work. The speed s given are maximums. Sony Ericsson cannot guarantee how fast your network will operate. Dat a rat e is the p ayl oad pe r slo t: h eade r p lus da ta. EDGE T echnical Dat a SMS over GPRS Mobile Or igina ted and[...]

Additional Information 9 5 EDGE Maximum Data Rates Speed achiev ed depend s on the Codi ng Scheme s upported by the GSM Net work. The speed s given are maximums, Sony Ericsson cannot guarantee how fast your network will operate. Dat a rat e is the p ayl oad pe r slo t: h eade r p lus da ta. SMS T ec hni cal Data Sof tware Upgrade 4 + 1 3 + 2 Co di [...]

96 Additional Information Supported Lan guages Product suppo rt GC89 Quick Start Guide PC Software User’ s Gui de ( PDF) Englis h (EN) Danish (DA) Dutch (NL) Finni sh (FL ) French (FR) German (DE) Greek ( EL) Hungarian (HU ) Italian (IT) Norwegi an (NO) Polish (PL) Braz ilian P ort ugues e (PB) Portug uese (PT) Russian (RU) S panish (ES) Swedish [...]

Additional Information 9 7 License Agreement License Any use of the enclosed co mpact di sc, dis kette or any other media including upgrad es thereof (“the Software”) shall be in accordan ce with the below stated license terms and conditions. By op ening the sealed Software packag e and/ or using t he Software yo u agree to be bo und by t he te[...]

98 Additional Information Our W arranty Subject to the conditions o f this Limited Warranty, Sony Ericsson warr ants this Product to be free from defect s in design, material an d workmansh ip at the ti me of its ori ginal purchas e by a cons umer, and for a su bsequent period of on e (1) year. What We Will Do If, durin g the warranty period, this [...]

Additional Information 9 9 Minor variations in camera imag e appearance may occur between phones. This is nothing uncommon and is not regarded as a def ective camera module. 4. Since the cellula r system on which the Pr oduct is to ope rate is provided by a carrier i ndependent from Sony Ericsson, Sony Eric sson will not be responsible f or the ope[...]

100 Additional Information Vendor do es not warr ant that your use of the S oftware will b e uninte rrupted or err or free. You assume full re sponsibility fo r the selection of this Softwar e and your selected hardware and for the Software and hardware together achieving your intended results, as well as for any installation or use of or result ob[...]

Declaration of Conformity 101 Declaration of Conformi ty We, Sony Ericsson Mo bile Communi cations AB of Nya Vattentornet S-221 88 Lund, Sweden declare under our sole respo nsibility t hat our produ ct, Sony Eri csson type FAF- 1051011-B V, and in combination with our accessories, to which this declaration relates is in co nformity with the appropr[...]

102 Declaration of Conformity FCC S t ateme nt This device complies wi th Part 15 of the FCC rules . Operation i s subject to the follow ing two conditio ns: (1) This dev ice may not cause harmful interfer ence, and (2) The device mu st accept any in terference received, in cluding interference that may cau se undesired operation. FCC ID: PY7FF05 1[...]

Appendix A - Connection Parameters 103 Appendix A - Connection Parameter s General Connection Parame ters for CSD and GP RS Required Useful in formation T elephone number or Access Point Name (APN) Number you need to dial to reach yo ur servic e provide r . Use the full number i ncluding coun try code a nd area co de, e.g . +46 33 55 5 2525 . Or Th[...]

104 Appendix A - Connection Paramete rs CSD Spe cific Parameters TCP/IP Optim isation To take ful l advantage of the high ban dwidth of the PC Car d, the TCP/IP window size parameter TCPWindowS ize should be changed fr om the defa ult Wind ows ® set ting of 16 k for Wi ndows 2000 , or 64k for Windows XP. Sony Ericsson recommends a TCP/IP pack et s[...]

Appendix A - Connection Parameters 105 If you have previo usly optimised TCPW indowSize, for example, as directed by a broadb and internet service provider, then check whether that setting is global or specific to the n etwork adaptor ov er which the broadband connectio n is made. It is preferable that all TCPWindowSize setti ngs are specific to th[...]

106 Appendix A - Connection Paramete rs[...]

Appendix B - Changing the GC89 Wireless LAN Adapter Properties 107 Append ix B - Changi ng the GC8 9 Wireless LA N Adapter Properties 1. Click th e Star t butt on. 2. Select Settings Control Panel . 3. Click System . 4. Select the Hardwar e tab. 5. Select Device Manager Netwo rk ad apte rs 802.1 1g Network Adap ter Advanced . To change the value fo[...]

108 Appendix B - Changing the GC89 Wireless LAN Adapter Properties Power Output Set s the p ercent age of the maxi mum ava ilable ou tput pow er to be us ed. Power Save Mode This is used to p ut the GC89-en abled co mputer int o the IEEE 802 .1 1 Power Sa ve mode. In Powe r Save m ode, the radio i s periodic ally po wered down to conserve p ower . [...]

Glossary 10 9 Glossary Bearer Path over which data flows. Specifically in CSD the type of telephony link from the GSM network to the server - V PSTN or ISDN. bps Bits pe r second - r ate of dat a flow. COM Port Define s a serial/RS-232 por t within the Windows ® environ ment. May be ph ysical (CO M1 port on the rear o f the PC ) or virtu al (COM5 [...]

110 Glos sary kbps Kilobits per second - rate of d ata flow. LAN Local Area Network. ME Mobile Equipment. MO Mobile Origination. For exam ple, an SMS message sent from a mobile terminal. MMI Man-Machine Interface. MS Mobile Station. MT Mobile Termination. PC Person al Computer. PCS Person al Communicati ons Serv ices, often used to describ e GSM190[...]

Glossary 11 1 TLS Transpor t Layer Secu rity. Used b y Web brows ers, for exa mple. TX Transmit Type II Refers to thickness of a PC Card as defi ned in the specification from PCMCIA. URL Uniform Resour ce Locator. USSD Unstructured Supplementary Services Data. Narrow-ban d GSM data se rvi ce. For example, entering *79*123 4# might r eturn th e stoc[...]

112 Index Index A Ad hoc group netwo rk 44 Assembling the Unit 1 1 C Circuit Switched Data (CSD ) 9 Connectio n details 52 Connectio n setup GPRS 14 Wirel ess L AN 1 8 CSD technical data 93 D Deleting a S MS 72 Diagnostics 49 Documentation 7 E EDGE T echnical Data 94 Enhanced Da ta Rates fo r Global Evol ution (E DGE) 9 Export ing a Phonebook 76 G [...]

Ind ex 113 W ireles s Manager S tatus screen 51 W orking with P honebooks 75[...]