Wireless network setup
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2. Using a Network-Connected Machine
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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
can access the network.
WPA Personal or WPA2 Personal:
Select this option to authenticate the
print server based on the WPA Pre-Shared Key. This uses a shared secret
key (generally called Pre Shared Key pass phrase) that is manually
configured on the access point and each of its clients.
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Encryption:
Select the encryption. (None, WEP64, WEP128, TKIP, AES,
TKIP, AES)
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Network Key:
Enter the encryption network key value.
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Confirm Network Key:
Confirm the encryption network key value.
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WEP Key Index:
If you are using WEP Encryption, select the appropriate
WEP Key Index
.
The wireless network security window appears when the access point has
security enabled.
The wireless network security window appears. The window may differ
according to its security mode: WEP or WPA.
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WEP
Select
Open System
or
Shared Key
for the authentication and enter the
WEP security key. 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.
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WPA
Enter the WPA shared key and click
Next
.
WPA authorizes and identifies users based on a secret key that changes
automatically at regular intervals. WPA also uses TKIP (Temporal Key
Integrity Protocol) and AES (Advanced Encryption Standard) for data
encryption.
