Lexmark MS818 Embedded Web Server Administrator s Guide - Page 26

Selecting the active network card, Connecting to a wireless network

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Networking 26 Networking Selecting the active network card 1 From the Embedded Web Server, click Settings > Network/Ports > Select Active Network Card. 2 Select the network card. • Auto-Switch automatically to an available network connection. Note: Ethernet connection takes precedence over wireless connection. Remove the Ethernet cable to allow the printer to detect the configured wireless network. • Standard Network-Disable the wireless network connection and set the printer to connect only through Ethernet connection. • Network Card [X]-Disable the Ethernet network connection and set the printer to connect only through wireless connection. Note: This setting appears only when a wireless network adapter is installed in the printer. 3 Click Submit. Connecting to a wireless network Before you begin, make sure that: • Your printer is connected temporarily to an Ethernet network. • A wireless network adapter is installed in your printer and working properly. For more information, see the instruction sheet that came with your wireless network adapter. 1 From the Embedded Web Server, click Settings > Network/Ports > Wireless. 2 Modify the settings to match the settings of your access point (wireless router). Note: Make sure to enter the correct SSID. 3 Click Submit. 4 Turn off the printer, and then disconnect the Ethernet cable. Wait for at least five seconds, and then turn the printer back on. 5 Check if your printer is connected to the network. Print a network setup page, and then in the Network Card [x] section, see if the status is "Connected." For more information, see the "Verifying printer setup" section of the printer User's Guide.

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Networking
Selecting the active network card
1
From the Embedded Web Server, click
Settings
>
Network/Ports
>
Select Active Network Card
.
2
Select the network card.
Auto
—Switch automatically to an available network connection.
Note:
Ethernet connection takes precedence over wireless connection. Remove the Ethernet cable to
allow the printer to detect the configured wireless network.
Standard Network
—Disable the wireless network connection and set the printer to connect only through
Ethernet connection.
Network Card [X]
—Disable the Ethernet network connection and set the printer to connect only through
wireless connection.
Note:
This setting appears only when a wireless network adapter is installed in the printer.
3
Click
Submit
.
Connecting to a wireless network
Before you begin, make sure that:
Your printer is connected temporarily to an Ethernet network.
A wireless network adapter is installed in your printer and working properly. For more information, see the
instruction sheet that came with your wireless network adapter.
1
From the Embedded Web Server, click
Settings
>
Network/Ports
>
Wireless
.
2
Modify the settings to match the settings of your access point (wireless router).
Note:
Make sure to enter the correct SSID.
3
Click
Submit
.
4
Turn off the printer, and then disconnect the Ethernet cable. Wait for at least five seconds, and then turn the
printer back on.
5
Check if your printer is connected to the network. Print a network setup page, and then in the Network Card
[x] section, see if the status is “Connected.”
For more information, see the “Verifying printer setup” section of the printer
User’s Guide
.
Networking
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