User's Manual

Wireless network setup

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2. Using a network-connected machine

Select Using a USB cable on the Select the Wireless Setup Method

screen click Next.

If the screen does not appear, go to step 13.

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 you want (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 enabled.

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 window showing the wireless network setting appears. Check the

settings and click Next.

Before entering the IP address for the machine, you must know the

computer’s network configuration information. If the computer’s network

configuration is set to DHCP, the wireless network setting should also be

DHCP. Likewise, if the computer’s network configuration is set to Static, the

wireless network setting should also be Static.