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Setting up a machine - phaser multifunction printer

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6 - Network features Phaser 3100MFP/S 2827 - SETUP / WLAN / PARAMETERS / SECURITY This parameter allows you to make your network secure by setting the encryption method to use in your WLAN network. 1 Press , select the menu SETUP using the keys or and confirm with OK. 2 Select WLAN using the keys or and confirm with OK. 3 Select PARAMETERS using the keys or and confirm with OK. 4 Select SECURITY using the keys or and confirm with OK. 5 Choose WEP, WPA or OFF and confirm with OK. - If you choose WEP, enter a password: - In a 64 bit security configuration, the password must contain five characters exactly. - In a 128 bit security configuration, the password must contain 13 characters exactly. Note You may also enter the password using the hexadecimal system, if this is the case: - For a 64 bit security configuration, the password must contain exactly 10 hexadecimal characters. - For a 128 bit security configuration, the password must contain exactly 26 hexadecimal characters. - If you choose WPA, enter a WPA or WPA2 password (min. 8 characters to 63 characters max.). The password can contain alphanumerical characters - numbers and letters - and any other symbol available on the keypad. The only invalid character is "€" (euro currency sign). 6 Exit this menu by pressing the key. 2828 - SETUP / WLAN / PARAMETERS / HOSTNAME The machine name allows you to identify your machine on the network via a PC (for example with the name "PRINTNETWORK-1"). 1 Press , select the menu SETUP using the keys or and confirm with OK. 2 Select WLAN using the keys or and confirm with OK. 3 Select PARAMETERS using the keys or and confirm with OK. 4 Select HOSTNAME using the keys or and confirm with OK. 5 Type in the desired name (15 characters maximum) and confirm with OK. 6 Exit this menu by pressing the key. Once your connection has been set up, you must install the network printer driver on your PC so that you can print your documents. Refer to the paragraph Software installation, page 36. An example of how an AD-HOC network may be set up Below is an example of how to configure an Ad-hoc network without security protection using the following parameters: • network name: "house" • radio type: "ad-hoc" • channel: "1" • PC's IP address: "169.254.0.1" • PC's subnetwork mask: "255.255.0.0" • PC's gateway: "0.0.0.0" • IP address of the multifunction machine: "169.254.0.2" • subnetwork mask of the multifunction machine: "255.255.0.0" • multifunction machine's gateway: "0.0.0.0" Setting up a machine 1 Plug the WLAN USB key into the USB connector of the multifunction machine. 2 Press , select the menu SETUP using the keys or and confirm with OK. 3 Select WLAN using the keys or and confirm with OK. 4 Select CONFIG. ASS. using the keys or and confirm with OK. 5 Select NEW NETWORK using the keys or and confirm with OK. 6 SSID appears on the screen, enter "house" using the numerical keypad and confirm with OK. 7 Select the mode AD-HOC MODE and confirm with OK. 8 Enter "1" in the field CHANNEL and confirm with OK. 9 Select OFF and confirm with OK. 10 Select IP CONF.: MANU and confirm with OK. 11 Enter "169.254.0.2" in the field IP ADDRESS and confirm with OK. 12 Enter "255.255.0.0" in the field SUBNET MASK and confirm with OK. 13 Enter "0.0.0.0" in the field GATEWAY and confirm with OK. 14 At the end of this process, you return to the main menu of ASS. CONFIG. 15 Exit this menu by pressing the key. Once the network has been set up, the LED of the WLAN USB key should be on. You must now set up the PC. - 31 -

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Phaser 3100MFP/S
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6 -
Network features
±
2827 - SETUP / WLAN / PARAMETERS / SECURITY
This parameter allows you to make your network secure
by setting the encryption method to use in your WLAN
network.
1
Press
±
, select the menu
SETUP
using the keys
±
or
²
and confirm with
OK
.
2
Select
WLAN
using the keys
±
or
²
and confirm
with
OK
.
3
Select
PARAMETERS
using the keys
±
or
²
and
confirm with
OK
.
4
Select
SECURITY
using the keys
±
or
²
and
confirm with
OK
.
5
Choose
WEP
,
WPA
or
OFF
and confirm with
OK
.
-
If you choose
WEP
, enter a password:
- In a 64 bit security configuration, the password
must contain five characters exactly.
- In a 128 bit security configuration, the
password must contain 13 characters exactly.
-
If you choose
WPA
, enter a WPA or WPA2
password (min. 8 characters to 63 characters
max.).
The password can contain alphanumerical
characters - numbers and letters - and any other
symbol available on the keypad. The only
invalid character is "
" (euro currency sign).
6
Exit this menu by pressing the
key
.
±
2828 - SETUP / WLAN / PARAMETERS /
HOSTNAME
The machine name allows you to identify your machine on
the network via a PC (for example with the name "PRINT-
NETWORK-1").
1
Press
±
, select the menu
SETUP
using the keys
±
or
²
and confirm with
OK
.
2
Select
WLAN
using the keys
±
or
²
and confirm
with
OK
.
3
Select
PARAMETERS
using the keys
±
or
²
and
confirm with
OK
.
4
Select
HOSTNAME
using the keys
±
or
²
and
confirm with
OK
.
5
Type in the desired name (15 characters
maximum) and confirm with
OK
.
6
Exit this menu by pressing the
key
.
Once your connection has been set up, you must install
the network printer driver on your PC so that you can print
your documents.
Refer to the paragraph
Software installation
, page 36.
An example of how an AD-HOC network
may be set up
Below is an example of how to configure an Ad-hoc
network without security protection using the following
parameters:
network name: "house"
radio type: "ad-hoc"
channel: "1"
PC’s IP address: "169.254.0.1"
PC’s subnetwork mask: "255.255.0.0"
PC’s gateway: "0.0.0.0"
IP address of the multifunction machine: "169.254.0.2"
subnetwork mask of the multifunction machine:
"255.255.0.0"
multifunction machine’s gateway: "0.0.0.0"
Setting up a machine
1
Plug the WLAN USB key into the USB connector of
the multifunction machine.
2
Press
±
, select the menu
SETUP
using the keys
±
or
²
and confirm with
OK
.
3
Select
WLAN
using the keys
±
or
²
and confirm
with
OK
.
4
Select
CONFIG.
ASS.
using the keys
±
or
²
and
confirm with
OK
.
5
Select
NEW NETWORK
using the keys
±
or
²
and confirm with
OK
.
6
SSID
appears on the screen, enter "
house
" using
the numerical keypad and confirm with
OK
.
7
Select the mode
AD-HOC MODE
and confirm
with
OK
.
8
Enter "
1
" in the field
CHANNEL
and confirm
with
OK
.
9
Select
OFF
and confirm with
OK
.
10
Select
IP CONF.: MANU
and confirm with
OK
.
11
Enter "
169.254.0.2
" in the field
IP ADDRESS
and
confirm with
OK
.
12
Enter
"
255.255.0.0
" in the field
SUBNET MASK
and confirm with
OK
.
13
Enter "
0.0.0.0
" in the field
GATEWAY
and confirm
with
OK
.
14
At the end of this process, you return to the main
menu of
ASS. CONFIG.
15
Exit this menu by pressing the
key
.
Once the network has been set up, the LED of the WLAN
USB key should be on.
You must now set up the PC.
Note
You may also enter the password
using the hexadecimal system, if this
is the case:
- For a 64 bit security configuration,
the password must contain exactly
10 hexadecimal characters.
- For a 128 bit security configuration,
the password must contain exactly
26 hexadecimal characters.