Wireless network setup
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With a network cable:
You can set up a wireless network using the
SyncThru™ Web Service program. (See "Setting a wireless network
with network cable" on page 6.)
SETTING A WIRELESS NETWORK WITH USB
CABLE
Refer to your network administrator, or the person that set up your
wireless network, for information about your network configuration.
Installing the machine on an Ad-Hoc wireless
network (Windows)
If you do not have a Access Point (AP), you may still connect the machine
wirelessly to your computer by setting up an Ad-Hoc wireless network by
following these simple directions.
Preparing items
Ensure you have next items ready.
•
Wireless network computer
•
Printer Software CD-ROM that provided with your machine
•
Wireless network printer (your machine)
•
USB cable
Creating the Ad-Hoc network in Windows
When items are ready, follow the next procedure:
1.
Check whether the USB cable is connected to the machine.
2.
Turn on your computer and machine.
3.
Insert the supplied software CD into your CD-ROM drive.
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The software CD should automatically run and an installation
window appear.
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If the installation window does not appear, click
Start
and then
Run
. Type X:\
Setup.exe
, replacing “X” with the letter which
represents your drive. Click
OK
.
•
If you use Windows Vista, Windows 7 and Windows 2008 Server
R2 click
Start
>
All programs
>
Accessories
>
Run
.
Type X:\
Setup.exe
replacing “X” with the letter which represents
your drive and click
OK
.
•
If the
AutoPlay
window appears in Windows Vista, Windows 7
and Windows 2008 Server R2, click
Run Setup.exe
in
Install or
run program
field, and click
Continue
or
Yes
in the
User
Account Control
windows.
4.
Select the
Wireless Setting and Installation
option.
5.
Read
License Agreement
, and select
I accept the terms of the
License Agreement
. Then, click
Next
.
6.
The software searches the wireless network devices.
If the searching has failed, you may check if the USB cable is
connected between the computer and machine properly, and
follow the instruction on the window.
7.
After searching, the window shows the wireless network devices.
Select the name (SSID) of your wireless computer and click
Next
.
When you set the wireless configuration manually, click
Advanced Setting
.
•
Enter the wireless Network Name:
Type the SSID of
wireless computer, the SSID is case-sensitive.
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Operation Mode:
Select
Ad-hoc
.
•
Channel:
Select the channel. (
Auto Setting
or 2412 MHz
to 2467 MHz).
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Authentication:
Select an authentication type.
Open System:
Authentication is not used, and encryption
may or may not be used, depending on the need for data
security.
Shared Key:
Authentication is used. A device that has a
proper WEP key which can access the network.
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Encryption:
Select the encryption. (None, WEP64,
WEP128)
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Network Key:
Enter the encryption network key value.
•
Confirm Network Key:
Confirm the encryption network
key value.
•
WEP Key Index:
It is enabled when WEP is set for
Encryption
after selecting
Open System
or
Shared Key
.
Enter the WEP key.
After setting in
Advanced Setting
, go to the step 9.
8.
The wireless network security window appears. Select
Open
System
or
Shared Key
for the authentication and click
Next
.
•
WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) is a security protocol preventing
unauthorized access to your wireless network. WEP encrypts the
data portion of each packet exchanged on a wireless network
using a 64-bit or 128-bit WEP encryption key.
The wireless network security window does not appear when
the Ad-hoc network has no security setting.
9.
The window shows the wireless network setting and check if settings
are right. Click
Next
.
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For the DHCP method
If the IP address assignment method is DHCP, check if DHCP is
shown in the window. However, if it shows Static, click
Change
TCP/IP
to change the assignment method to DHCP.
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For the Static method
If the IP address assignment method is Static, check if Static is
shown in the window. However, if it shows DHCP, click
Change
TCP/IP
to enter the IP address and other network configuration
values for the machine. Before entering the IP address for the
machine, you must know the computer’s network configuration
information. If the wireless computer is set to DHCP, you must
contact the network administrator to get the static IP address.
Example)
If computer’s network information is as below:
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IP address: 169.254.133.42
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Subnet Mask: 255.255.0.0
Machine’s network information should be as below:
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IP address: 169.254.133. 43 (Use computer’s IP address,
with changed last three digits.)
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Subnet Mask: 255.255.0.0 (Use the computer’s subnet
mask.)
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Gateway: 169.254.133.1 (Change the last three digits from IP
address of your machine to 1.)
10.
The wireless network is connecting according to the network
configuration.
11.
When the wireless network setting is completed, disconnect the USB
cable between the computer and machine.
12.
Select the components to be installed.
After selecting the components, you can also change the machine
name, set the machine to be shared on the network, set the machine
as the default machine, and change the port name of each machine.
Click
Next
.
