Product Support Bulletin

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Note: If your Access Point is also a DHCP Server, leave the Boot Method on Auto and the Print
Server will be assigned TCP/IP address settings automatically when the configuration is saved.
6) Click the OK button to save the new settings and the changes will be written to the Print Server.
This may take 2-3 minutes. Wait for the utility to finish.
7) Click QUIT to close the WIRELESS SERVER SEARCH box.
On the Host:
Note – If your Access Point is also a DHCP Server, skip step 1 and go to step 2.
1) Change the TCP/IP settings for the wireless notebook computer Adapter Card to
match the address of the Base Station (in this case a Proxim Wireless Gateway was
used) for example - 192.168.0.1
• Right click NETWORK Icon
o Click PROPERTIES
o Highlight the Network Connection - WIRELESS LAN CONNECTION
o Right Click - click PROPERTIES
o Down-click and highlight INTERNET PROTOCOL (TCP/IP)
o Click PROPERTIES button, which opens a new window
o On TCP/IP PROPERTIES box, Click on USE THE FOLLOWING IP ADDRESS bullet:
o Enter the IP address
Example
IP Address: 192.168.0.5 >> 5 for the computer (Tab)
Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0 >> Subnet was entered automatically (Tab)
Gateway IP: 192.168.0.1 >> 1 for the Access Point
• Click OK button to close the INTERNET PROTOCOL (TCP/IP) PROPERTIES box.
• Click on WIRELESS NETWORKS tab
• Remove check mark from USE WINDOWS TO CONFIGURE WIRELESS SETTINGS
• Click CLOSE button
• Close the NETWORKS CONNECTIONS box
2) Go the property settings of the Computer's Adapter Card.
• On lower right Taskbar right click WIRELESS Icon and click ADVANCED
CONFIGURATION
• On the CONFIGURATION tab verify or enter the SSID name >> i.e. Proxim
• Click on APPLY button if a change has been made or
• Click OK button to close the WIRELESS box
3) Use a WEB browser such as Microsoft Internet Explorer to access the HOME WEB
configuration page of the Access Point and set the WEP encryption to match the
Print Server WEP encryption settings.
NOTE: If you have a Proxy Server setting enabled in your browser, you will need to
disable it temporarily in order to access the HOME Web page on the base station.