Lexmark 50C0000, User Manual

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M
OVE YOUR ACCESS POINT AWAY FROM OTHER ELECTRONIC DEVICES
There may be temporary interference from electronic devices such as microwave ovens or other appliances,
cordless phones, baby monitors, and security system cameras. Make sure your access point is not positioned too
closely to these devices.
M
OVE THE COMPUTER AND
/
OR PRINTER CLOSER TO THE ACCESS POINT
The range of your wireless network depends on many factors, including the abilities of your access point and
network adapters. If you are having trouble printing, then try placing the computer and printer no more than
100 feet apart.
C
HECK THE WIRELESS SIGNAL QUALITY
Print a network setup page and check the signal quality. If the signal quality is listed as good or excellent, then
another factor is causing the problem.
C
HECK YOUR ADVANCED SECURITY SETTINGS
•
If you are using MAC (Media Access Control) address filtering to limit access to your wireless network, then you
must add the printer MAC address to the list of addresses allowed to connect to the access point.
•
If you set the access point to issue a limited number of IP addresses, then you must change this so that the
printer can be added.
Note: If you do not know how to make these changes, then see the documentation that came with the access
point, or contact the person who set up your wireless network.
M
AKE SURE YOUR COMPUTER IS CONNECTED TO YOUR ACCESS POINT
•
See if you have access to the Internet by opening your Web browser and accessing any site.
•
If there are other computers or resources on your wireless network, then check to see if you can access them
from your computer.
M
AKE SURE THAT YOUR COMPUTER AND PRINTER ARE CONNECTED TO THE SAME WIRELESS
NETWORK
If the printer is not on the same wireless network as the computer, then you will not be able to print wirelessly.
The SSID of the printer must match the SSID of the computer, if the computer is already connected to the wireless
network.
For Windows users
1
Obtain the SSID of the network that the computer is connected to.
a
Type the IP address of your access point into the address field of your Web browser.
If you do not know the IP address of the access point:
1
Click , or click Start and then click Run .
2
In the Start Search or Run box, type
cmd
.
3
Press Enter or click OK .
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