Xerox 3100MFPX User Guide - Phaser 3100 MFP/S - Page 35
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 -