Lexmark 4449, User Manual

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Advanced wireless setup
Creating an ad hoc wireless network
You can set up an ad hoc network if you:
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Do not have an access point or wireless router.
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Do not have a wireless network (but do have a wireless network adapter for your computer).
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Want to set up a standalone network between the printer and a computer with a wireless network adapter.
Notes:
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Before you begin, make sure your wireless network adapter is properly attached to your computer and is
working.
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The recommended way to set up your wireless network is to use an access point (wireless router). This network
setup is called
infrastructure network .
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If your computer has MyWi
‑
Fi or Wi
‑
Fi Direct , then you can create direct connections to your wireless printer.
For more information, see the documentation that came with your computer.
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The printer can communicate on only one wireless network at a time. Configuring the printer for an ad hoc
wireless network will keep it from working on any other wireless network, either ad hoc or infrastructure.
In Windows Vista or later
1
Click > Control Panel > Network and Internet > Network and Sharing Center .
2
Click Set up a connection or network > Set up a wireless ad
‑
hoc (computer
‑
to
‑
computer) network > Next .
3
Follow the instructions for setting up a wireless ad hoc network.
As part of the setup:
a
Create a network name or SSID for the network between the computer and your printer.
b
Write down the name of your network. Make sure you copy it exactly, including any capital letters.
c
From the Security Type list, select WEP or WPA2
‑
Personal , and then create a WEP key or WPA/WPA2
passphrase.
WEP keys must be:
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Exactly 10 or 26 hexadecimal characters
or
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Exactly 5 or 13 ASCII characters
WPA/WPA2 passphrases must be:
• Exactly 64 hexadecimal characters
or
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From 8 to 63 ASCII characters
Notes:
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Hexadecimal characters are A–F, a–f, and 0–9.
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ASCII characters are letters, numbers, and symbols found on a keyboard. ASCII characters in a
WPA/WPA2 passphrase are case
‑
sensitive.
d
Write down the password for your network. Make sure you copy it exactly, including any capital letters.
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