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9 - Network features
2827 - SETUP / WLAN / PARAMETERS / SECURITY
This parameter allows you to make your network secure
by setting the encryption method to use in your WLAN
network.
1
Type in , select the menu
SETUP
using the keys
or and confirm with
OK
.
2
Select
WLAN
using the keys or and confirm
with
OK
.
3
Select
PARAMETERS
using the keys or and
confirm with
OK
.
4
Select
SECURITY
using the keys or and
confirm with
OK
.
5
Choose
WEP
,
WPA
or
OFF
and confirm with
OK
.
- If you choose
WEP
, enter a password:
- In a 64 bit security configuration, the password
must contain five characters exactly.
- In a 128 bit security configuration, the
password must contain 13 characters exactly.
- If you choose
WPA
, enter a WPA or WPA2
password (min. 8 characters to 63 characters
max.).
The password can contain alphanumerical
characters - numbers and letters - and any other
symbol available on the keypad. The only
invalid character is "
€
" (euro currency sign).
6
Exit this menu by pressing the
key
.
2828 - SETUP / WLAN / PARAMETERS /
HOSTNAME
The machine name allows you to identify your machine on
the network via a PC (for example with the name "PRINT-
NETWORK-1").
1
Type in , select the menu
SETUP
using the keys
or and confirm with
OK
.
2
Select
WLAN
using the keys or and confirm
with
OK
.
3
Select
PARAMETERS
using the keys or and
confirm with
OK
.
4
Select
HOSTNAME
using the keys or and
confirm with
OK
.
5
Type in the desired name (15 characters
maximum) and confirm with
OK
.
6
Exit this menu by pressing the
key
.
Once your connection has been set up, you must install
the network printer driver on your PC so that you can print
your documents.
Refer to the paragraph
Software installation
, page 52.
An example of how an AD-HOC network
may be set up
An example of how to configure an Ad-hoc network
without security protection using the following
parameters:
• network name: "house"
• radio type: "ad-hoc"
• channel: "1"
• PC’s IP address: "169.254.0.1"
• PC’s subnetwork mask: "255.255.0.0"
• PC’s gateway: "0.0.0.0"
• IP address of the multifunction machine: "169.254.0.2"
• subnetwork mask of the multifunction machine:
"255.255.0.0"
• multifunction machine’s gateway: "0.0.0.0"
Setting up a multifunction machine
1
Plug the WLAN USB key into the USB connector of
the multifunction machine.
2
Type in , select the menu
SETUP
using the keys
or and confirm with
OK
.
3
Select
WLAN
using the keys or and confirm
with
OK
.
4
Select
CONFIG.
ASS.
using the keys or and
confirm with
OK
.
5
Select
NEW NETWORK
using the keys or
and confirm with
OK
.
6 SSID
appears on the screen, enter "
house
" using
the numerical keypad and confirm with
OK
.
7
Select the mode
AD-HOC MODE
and confirm
with
OK
.
8
Enter "
1
" in the field
CHANNEL
and confirm
with
OK
.
9
Select
OFF
and confirm with
OK
.
10
Select
IP CONF.: MANU
and confirm with
OK
.
11
Enter "
169.254.0.2
" in the field
IP ADDRESS
and
confirm with
OK
.
12
Enter
"
255.255.0.0
" in the field
SUBNET MASK
and confirm with
OK
.
13
Enter "
0.0.0.0
" in the field
GATEWAY
and confirm
with
OK
.
14
At the end of this process, you return to the main
menu of
ASS. CONFIG.
15
Exit this menu by pressing the
key
.
Once the network has been set up, the LED of the WLAN
USB key should be on.
You must now set up the PC.
Note
You may also enter the password
using the hexadecimal system, if this
is the case:
- For a 64 bit security configuration,
the password must contain exactly
10 hexadecimal characters.
- For a 128 bit security configuration,
the password must contain exactly
26 hexadecimal characters.
