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Wireless Network Properties Connection, Network name SSID

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1. In the Control Panel, double-click Network Connections. 2. On the Network Connections window, right-click the Wireless Network Connection. If you see Enable on the pop-up menu, select it. Otherwise, if you see Disable on the menu, the wireless connection is already enabled. 3. Right-click the Wireless Network Connection icon, and then click Properties. 4. Click the Wireless Networks tab. 5. Select the Use Windows to configure my wireless network settings check box. 6. Click Add, and then do the following: a. In Network name (SSID) box, type in a unique network name of your choice. NOTE: The network name is case sensitive, so it is important to remember any uppercase (capital) and lowercase (small) letters. b. If there is a Network Authentication list, select Open. Otherwise, go to the next step. c. In the Data encryption list, select WEP. d. Make sure that the check box is not selected next to The key is provided for me automatically. If it is selected, click the check box to clear it. e. In the Network key box, type a WEP key that has exactly 5 or exactly 13 alphanumeric (ASCII) characters. For example, if you enter 5 characters, you might enter ABCDE or 12345. Or, if you enter 13 characters, you might enter ABCDEF1234567. (12345 and ABCDE are examples only. Select a combination of your choosing.) Alternatively, you can use HEX (hexadecimal) characters for the WEP key. A HEX WEP key must be 10 characters for 40 bit encryption, or 26 characters for 128 bit encryption. f. In the Confirm network key box, type the same WEP key you typed in the previous step. NOTE: You must remember the exact uppercase (capital) and lowercase (small) letters. If you enter your WEP key incorrectly on the product, the wireless connection will fail. g. Write down the WEP key exactly as you typed it, including uppercase and lowercase letters. h. Select the check box for This is a computer-to-computer (ad hoc) network; wireless access points are not used. i. Click OK to close the Wireless network properties window, and then click OK again. j. Click OK again to close the Wireless Network Properties Connection window. Finish setting up the HP Photosmart Add the HP Photosmart to a network 9

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1.
In the
Control Panel
, double-click
Network Connections
.
2.
On the
Network Connections
window, right-click the
Wireless Network
Connection
. If you see
Enable
on the pop-up menu, select it. Otherwise, if you see
Disable
on the menu, the wireless connection is already enabled.
3.
Right-click the
Wireless Network Connection
icon, and then click
Properties
.
4.
Click the
Wireless Networks
tab.
5.
Select the
Use Windows to configure my wireless network settings
check box.
6.
Click
Add
, and then do the following:
a
.
In
Network name (SSID)
box, type in a unique network name of your choice.
NOTE:
The network name is case sensitive, so it is important to remember
any uppercase (capital) and lowercase (small) letters.
b
.
If there is a
Network Authentication
list, select
Open
. Otherwise, go to the next
step.
c
.
In the
Data encryption
list, select
WEP
.
d
.
Make sure that the check box is
not
selected next to
The key is provided for me
automatically
. If it is selected, click the check box to clear it.
e
.
In the
Network key
box, type a WEP key that has
exactly
5 or
exactly
13
alphanumeric (ASCII) characters. For example, if you enter 5 characters, you
might enter
ABCDE
or
12345
. Or, if you enter 13 characters, you might enter
ABCDEF1234567
. (12345 and ABCDE are examples only. Select a combination
of your choosing.)
Alternatively, you can use HEX (hexadecimal) characters for the WEP key. A HEX
WEP key must be 10 characters for 40 bit encryption, or 26 characters for 128 bit
encryption.
f
.
In the
Confirm network key
box, type the same WEP key you typed in the
previous step.
NOTE:
You must remember the exact uppercase (capital) and lowercase
(small) letters. If you enter your WEP key incorrectly on the product, the
wireless connection will fail.
g
.
Write down the WEP key exactly as you typed it, including uppercase and
lowercase letters.
h
.
Select the check box for
This is a computer-to-computer (ad hoc) network;
wireless access points are not used
.
i
.
Click
OK
to close the
Wireless network properties
window, and then click
OK
again.
j
.
Click
OK
again to close the
Wireless Network Properties Connection
window.
Add the HP Photosmart to a network
9
Finish setting up the HP Photosmart