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Configuration - Wireless, SSID Service Set Identifier

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Wireless-G PrintServer Wireless • SSID (Service Set Identifier). In the SSID field, enter the name of your wireless network. This is the unique name shared by all devices in a wireless network. The SSID is case-sensitive and should have 32 characters or fewer. • Channel No. If your network is set to ad-hoc mode, select your network's channel setting from the Channel No. drop-down menu. • Network Type. The Network Type setting shows a choice of two wireless modes. Select Infrastructure if you want the PrintServer to communicate using an access point or wireless router. Select Ad-Hoc if you want the PrintServer to communicate without using an access point or wireless router. • WEP Encryption. If you want to enable WEP encryption for greater wireless security, click the Enable radio button. If you want to disable WEP encryption, keep the default, Disable. From the WEP Authentication drop-down menu, select your wireless network's authentication type. The default is set to Open System, for which the sender and the recipient do NOT use a WEP key for authentication. You can also choose Shared Key, when the sender and recipient use a WEP key for authentication. This setting should match the one on your network's access point or wireless router. In the WEP Keys section, select the level of WEP encryption, 64 bits or 128-bits. From the drop-down menu, select the Default Key used by your wireless network. This indicates which WEP key your network uses for WEP encryption. In the Key1 (hex) to Key4 (hex) fields, enter your network's WEP keys. If you are using 64-bit WEP encryption, then the key must consist of exactly 10 hexadecimal characters. If you are using 128-bit WEP encryption, then the key must consist of exactly 26 hexadecimal characters. Valid hexadecimal characters are "0"-"9" and "A"-"F". Click the Link Info button if you want to view information about the wireless connection. Click the Get Defaults button if you want to cancel your changes and use the default settings. When finished making your changes on this tab, click the OK button to save these changes, or click the Cancel button to undo your changes. For more information, click the Help button. Figure 7-16: Configuration - Wireless Chapter 7: Bi-Admin Management 41 The Bi-Admin Management Utility

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Wireless-G PrintServer
Chapter 7: Bi-Admin Management
The Bi-Admin Management Utility
Wireless
SSID (Service Set Identifier)
. In the
SSID
field, enter the name of your wireless network. This is the
unique name shared by all devices in a wireless network. The SSID is case-sensitive and should have 32
characters or fewer.
Channel No
. If your network is set to ad-hoc mode, select your network’s channel setting from the
Channel No.
drop-down menu.
Network Type
. The Network Type setting shows a choice of two wireless modes. Select
Infrastructure
if
you want the PrintServer to communicate using an access point or wireless router. Select
Ad-Hoc
if you
want the PrintServer to communicate without using an access point or wireless router.
WEP Encryption
. If you want to enable WEP encryption for greater wireless security, click the
Enable
radio button. If you want to disable WEP encryption, keep the default,
Disable
. From the
WEP
Authentication
drop-down menu, select your wireless network’s authentication type. The default is set to
Open System
, for which the sender and the recipient do NOT use a WEP key for authentication. You can
also choose
Shared Key
, when the sender and recipient use a WEP key for authentication. This setting
should match the one on your network’s access point or wireless router.
In the
WEP Keys
section, select the level of WEP encryption,
64 bits
or
128-bits
. From the drop-down
menu, select the Default Key used by your wireless network. This indicates which WEP key your network
uses for WEP encryption. In the
Key1 (hex) to Key4 (hex)
fields, enter your network’s WEP keys. If you
are using 64-bit WEP encryption, then the key must consist of exactly 10 hexadecimal characters. If you
are using 128-bit WEP encryption, then the key must consist of exactly 26 hexadecimal characters. Valid
hexadecimal characters are “0”-“9” and “A”-“F”.
Click the
Link Info
button if you want to view information about the wireless connection.
Click the
Get Defaults
button if you want to cancel your changes and use the default settings.
When finished making your changes on this tab, click the
OK
button to save these changes, or click the
Cancel
button to undo your changes. For more information, click the
Help
button.
Figure 7-16: Configuration - Wireless