User's Manual

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Wireless Configuration
Wireless Mode
The 802.11g Wireless Print Server is a Wireless station, NOT an access point. Like other
Wireless stations, they have 2 modes:
• Ad-Hoc mode - no Access Point is used, Wireless stations communicate directly with
each other. Each Wireless station should be set to use the same Channel, although some
Wireless stations will scan all channels to find compatible ad-hoc groups they can join
• Infrastructure (Default) - all Wireless stations connect to the Access Point. This allows
connection to both other Wireless stations and the wired LAN.
To use both the LAN and Wireless interfaces, the Wireless mode
must be set to "Ad-hoc".
In "Infrastructure" mode, connecting a LAN cable will disable the
Wireless interface.
Required Configuration
Ad-hoc Mode Infrastructure Mode
SSID
The 802.11g Wireless Print Server will
join any group with the same SSID.
If there's no Ad-Hoc group available,
the 802.11g Wireless Print Server will
create the group using the SSID
assigned to it.
Must match the Access Point.
Channel
The 802.11g Wireless Print Server will
join any group with the same Channel
number.
If there is no existing Ad-Hoc group
available, the 802.11g Wireless Print
Server will create the group using its
own Channel number.
Access Point sets the Channel
used.
Wireless stations
automatically locate the
correct channel.
WEP Settings
Must match the other Wireless stations. Must match the Access Point.