Lexmark S315 User's Guide - Page 67
Advanced wireless setup, Creating an ad hoc wireless network - wifi setup
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Networking 67 Advanced wireless setup Creating an ad hoc wireless network You can set up an ad hoc network if you: • Do not have an access point or wireless router. • Do not have a wireless network (but do have a wireless network adapter for your computer). • Want to set up a standalone network between the printer and a computer with a wireless network adapter. Notes: • Before you begin, make sure your wireless network adapter is properly attached to your computer and is working. • The recommended way to set up your wireless network is to use an access point (wireless router). This network setup is called infrastructure network. • If your computer has My WiFi or Wi‑Fi Direct, then you can create direct connections to your wireless printer. For more information, see the documentation that came with your computer. • The printer can communicate on only one wireless network at a time. Configuring the printer for an ad hoc wireless network will keep it from working on any other wireless network, either ad hoc or infrastructure. In Windows Vista or later 1 Click > Control Panel > Network and Internet > Network and Sharing Center. 2 Click Set up a connection or network > Set up a wireless ad‑hoc (computer‑to‑computer) network > Next. 3 Follow the instructions for setting up a wireless ad hoc network. As part of the setup: a Create a network name or SSID for the network between the computer and your printer. b Write down the name of your network. Make sure you copy it exactly, including any capital letters. c From the Security Type list, select WEP or WPA2‑Personal, and then create a WEP key or WPA/WPA2 pre-shared key/passphrase. WEP keys must be: • Exactly 10 or 26 hexadecimal characters or • Exactly 5 or 13 ASCII characters WPA/WPA2 pre-shared keys/passphrases must be: • Exactly 64 hexadecimal characters or • From 8 to 63 ASCII characters Notes: • Hexadecimal characters are A-F, a-f, and 0-9. • ASCII characters are letters, numbers, and symbols found on a keyboard. ASCII characters in a WPA/WPA2 pre-shared key/passphrase are case‑sensitive. d Write down the password for your network. Make sure you copy it exactly, including any capital letters.