Samsung SL-M3820DW/XAA, User Manual

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Wireless network setup
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2. Using a Network-Connected Machine
Items to prepare
• Network-connected computer
• Software CD that was provided with your machine
• A machine installed with a wireless network interface
• USB cable
Creating the ad hoc network in Mac
1 Check whether the USB cable is connected to the machine.
2 Turn on your computer and the wireless network machine.
3 Insert the supplied software CD into your CD-ROM drive.
4 Double -click the CD-ROM icon that appears on your Mac desktop.
5 Double-click the MAC_Installer folder > Installer OS X icon.
6 Click Continue .
7 Read the license agreement and click Continue .
8 Click Agree to agree to the license agreement.
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When the message that warns that all applications will close on your
computer appears, click
Continue .
10 Click Wireless Network Setting button on the User Options Pane .
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After searching the wireless networks, a list of wireless networks your
machine has searched appears. Click
Advanced Setting .
• Enter the wireless Network Name: Enter the SSID name (SSID is case-
sensitive).
• Operation Mode: Select ad hoc.
• Channel: Select the channel ( Auto Setting or 2412 MHz to 2467 MHz).
• 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
can access the network.
• Encryption: Select the encryption (None, WEP64, WEP128).
• Network Password: Enter the encryption network password value.
• Confirm Network Password: Confirm the encryption network
password value.
• WEP Key Index: If you are using WEP Encryption, select the appropriate
WEP Key Index .
The wireless network security window appears when the ad hoc network
has security setting.
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.