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9 - WLAN network
The machine name allows you to identify your machine on
the network via a PC (for example with the name "PRINT-
NETWORK-1").
1
Type in
, 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 "
Laser Pro LL Network
" on
your PC so that you can print your documents.
Refer to the paragraph
Network connection
, page
48
.
An example of how an AD-HOC network may be
set up
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 multifunction machine
1
Plug the WLAN USB key into the USB connector of
the multifunction machine.
2
Type in
, 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
WITHOUT SECURITY
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.
Setting up the PC
For this section, refer to the instructions supplied by the
manufacturer of the WLAN USB key to help you to find
and join the "house" network.
1
You may need to install the software for the WLAN
USB key on the PC, if this has not already been
done.
2
Plug WLAN USB key into a USB port on the PC.
3
Use the software of the WLAN USB key to detect
the network.
4
Join the network "
house
" once this has been
detected.
5
Now set up the WLAN network connection of your
PC.
To do this, you must configure the element
Protocol Internet (TCP/IP)
for the WLAN
connection that has been created. If this element is
set up in such a way as to obtain an IP address
automatically, you must change it to manual mode
to set up the TCP/IP address ("169.254.0.1" in our
example), the subnet mask ("255.255.0.0" in our
example) and the default gateway ("0.0.0.0" in our
example).
6
Enter
OK
.
To guide you through this stage, refer to the
paragraph “Setting the parameters for a
connection” in the manufacturer’s instructions.
