Lexmark S315 User's Guide - Page 79
What is a network?, How do I find out what type of security my network is using?
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Networking 79 What is a network? A network is a collection of devices such as computers, printers, Ethernet hubs, access points, and routers connected together for communication through cables or through a wireless connection. A network can be wired, wireless, or designed to have both wired and wireless devices. How do I find out what type of security my network is using? • Contact your system support person. The person who set up your network usually keeps your wireless information. • See the documentation that came with your access point (wireless router). • Check the characters of the password that you use to access your wireless network. If you are not using a password, then choose None or No Security. Characters Security type Exactly 10 or 26 hexadecimal characters WEP or Exactly 5 or 13 ASCII characters Exactly 64 hexadecimal characters or From 8 to 63 ASCII characters WPA or WPA2 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 passphrase are case‑sensitive. • View the security settings on the access point. 1 Open a Web browser. Type the IP address of the access point in the address field, and then press Enter. Notes: - To obtain the IP address of the access point, see the documentation that came with it, or contact your system support person. - If you are using a proxy server, then temporarily disable it to load the Web page correctly. 2 Enter the user name and password for the access point when prompted. Note: The WEP key or WPA/WPA2 passphrase is not the same as the password for the access point. The password allows you to access the access point settings. The WEP key or WPA/WPA2 passphrase allows printers and computers to join your wireless network. 3 Look for the WEP key or WPA/WPA2 passphrase. How are home networks configured? For desktop computers, laptops, and printers to communicate with each other over a network, they must be connected by cables and/or have wireless network adapters built in or installed in them.