User's Manual

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4.wireless network setup
This chapter gives you step-by-step instructions for setting up the wireless network connected machine and software.
This chapter includes:
• Using a wireless network with WPS butto
n on the control panel
• Using a wireless network from the control panel
• Using a wireless networkGfrom the computer
• Setting a wireless network with USB cable
• Setting a wireless network with network cable
• Completing the installation
• Using a wireless network from the control panel
For more information about network environmentS network programs
and Installing network connected machine’s driver, refer to following
chapters.
• See "Network environment" on page 37.
• See "Introducing useful network programs" on page 37.
• See "Installing wired network connected machi
ne’s driver" on
page 39.
USING A WIRELESS NETWORK WITH WPS
BUTTON ON THE CONTROL PANEL
If your machine and access point (or wireless router) supports Wi-Fi
Protected Setup™(WPS), you can easily configure the wireless network
settings by pressing WPS( ) button on the control panel.
Items to prepare
You need to ensure you have the following items ready to use.
• Check if
access point (or wireless router) supports Wi-Fi Protected
Setup™(WPS).
• Check
if your machine supports Wi-Fi Protected Setup™(WPS).
Choosing your network connection
There are two methods to connect your machine to a wireless network by
using WPS(
) button on the control panel.
Push Button Configuration (PBC) me
thod allows you to connect your
machine to the wireless network by pressing both WPS button on the
control panel of your machine and WPS (PBC) button on a Wi-Fi Protected
Setup™(WPS)-enabled access point (or wireless router) respectively.
Personal Identificatio
n Number (PIN) method helps you to connect your
machine to a wireless network by entering the supplied PIN information on a
Wi-Fi Protected Setup™(WPS)-enabled access point (or wireless router).
Factory default in your machine is PBC mo
de, which is recommended for a
typical wireless network environment.
Access point (or wireless router) that supports WPS (Wi-Fi Protected
Setup™) has the symbols shown below.
Changing WPS mode
Factory default in your machine is PBC mode. To change WPS mode,
follow the below steps.
1. Press Menu on the control panel.
2. Pre
ss the left/right arrow until Network appears and press OK.
3. Pres
s the left/right arrow until Wireless appears and press OK.
4. Pres
s the left/right arrow until WLAN Setting appears and press OK.
5. Pres
s the left/right arrow until WPS mode you want appears and press
OK.
• PBC mode: Pressing both WPS(
) button on the control panel of
your machine and WPS (PBC) button
on a Wi-Fi Protected
Setup™(WPS)-enabled access point (or wireless router)
respectively, you can easily connect your machine to the wireless
network.
• PIN mode
: Entering the supplied PIN number on a Wi-Fi Protected
Setup™(WPS)-enabled access point (or wireless router), you can
manually connect your machine to the wireless network.
6. Pres
s Stop/Clear to return to ready mode.
Setting a wireless network in PBC mode
Factory default in your machine is PBC mode.
Connecting to a wireless network in PBC mode
To connect your machine to the wireless network in PBC mode, follow
the below steps. You also need to check WPS(
) button on the
control panel and messages on the display.
You can check the status of the wireless network connection (See
"Wireless LED" on page 29).
1. Pr
ess WPS(
) button on the control panel.
2. Push WPS on AP
G
within 02:00: The machine starts waiting for up
to 2 minutes until you press WPS (PBC) button on access point (or
wireless router).
3. :
Press WPS (PBC) button on the access point.
4. Connecting: The machine is connecting to access point (or
w
ireless router).
5. Connected: When the machine is successfully connected to the
wireless network, wireless LED(
) lights on blue.
• AP SS
ID: After completing the wireless network connection
process, AP’s SSID information is automatically printed out.
If the machine fails to connect to the wireless network, Wait 2
minutes for Reconnecting message appears on the display. The
machine tries to re-connect to the wireless network.
Re-connecting to a wireless network in PBC mode
If you press WPS( ) button on the control panel when the wireless
function is off, the machine automatically tries to re-connect to access
p
oint (or wireless router) with previously used wireless connection
settings and address.