Wireless network setup
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Operation Mode:
Select
Infrastructure
.
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Authentication:
Select an authentication type.
Open System:
Authentication is not used, and encryption
may or may not be used, depending on the need for data
security.
Shared Key:
Authentication is used. A device that has a
proper WEP key can access the network.
WPA Personal or WPA2 Personal:
Select this option to
authenticate the print server based on WPA Pre-Shared
Key. This uses a shared secret key (generally called Pre-
Shared Key pass phrase) which is manually configured on
the access point and each of its clients.
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Encryption:
Select the encryption (None, WEP64,
WEP128, TKIP, AES, TKIP AES).
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Network Key:
Enter the encryption network key value.
•
Confirm Network Key:
Confirm the encryption network
key value.
•
WEP Key Index:
If you are using WEP Encryption, select
the appropriate
WEP Key Index
.
The wireless network security window appears when the
access point has security setting.
The wireless network security window appears. The window
may differ according to its security mode, WEP, or WPA.
•
In case of WEP
Select
Open System
or
Shared Key
for the authentication
and enter WEP security key. Click on
Next
.
WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) is a security protocol
preventing unauthorized access to your wireless network.
WEP encrypts the data portion of each packet exchanged
on a wireless network using a 64-bit or 128-bit WEP
encryption key.
•
In case of WPA
Enter the WPA shared key and click on
Next
.
WPA authorizes and identifies users based on a secret key
that changes automatically at regular intervals. WPA also
uses TKIP (Temporal Key Integrity Protocol) and AES
(Advanced Encryption Standard) for data encryption.
8.
The window shows the wireless network settings and check if the
settings are right. Click on
Next
.
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For the DHCP method
If the IP address assignment method is DHCP, check if DHCP is
shown in the window. However, if it shows Static, click on
Change TCP/IP
to change the assignment method to DHCP.
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For the Static method
If the IP address assignment method is Static, check if Static is
shown in the window. However, if it shows DHCP, click on
Change TCP/IP
to enter the IP address and other network
configuration values for the machine. Before entering the IP
address for the machine, you must know the computer’s network
configuration information. If the computer is set to DHCP, you
must contact the network administrator to get the static IP
address.
For example:
If computer’s network information is as shown below:
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IP address: 169.254.133.42
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Subnet Mask: 255.255.0.0
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Gateway: 169.254.133.
0
Then, the machine’s network information should be as below:
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IP address: 169.254.133.
43
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Subnet Mask: 255.255.0.0 (Use the computer’s subnet
mask.)
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Gateway: 169.254.133.
1
9.
When the wireless network setting is completed, disconnect the USB
cable between the computer and machine. Click on
Next
.
10.
The
Wireless Network Setting Complete
window appears.
Select
Yes
if you accept the current settings and continue the setup
procedure.
Select
No
if you want to return to the beginning screen.
Then, click on
Next
.
11.
Click on
Next
when the
Confirm Printer Connection
window
appears.
12.
Select the components to be installed. Click on
Next
.
After selecting the components, you can also change the machine
name, set the machine to be shared on the network, set the machine
as the default machine, and change the port name of each machine.
Click on
Next
.
13.
After the installation is finished, a window asking you to print a test
page appears. If you want to print a test page, click on
Print a test
page
.
Otherwise, just click on
Next
and go to step 15.
14.
If the test page prints out correctly, click on
Yes
.
If not, click on
No
to reprint it.
15.
To register as a user of the machine in order to receive information
from Samsung, click on
On-line Registration
.
16.
Click on
Finish
.
Installing the machine on an Ad-Hoc wireless network
(Windows)
If you do not have an access point (AP), you may still connect the
machine wirelessly to your computer by setting up an Ad-Hoc wireless
network by following the simple steps below.
Items to prepare
Ensure you have the following items ready:
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Network-connected computer
•
Software CD that was provided with your machine
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The machine installed with a wireless network interface
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USB cable
Creating the Ad-Hoc network in Windows
When the items are ready, follow the steps below:
1.
Check whether the USB cable is connected to the machine.
2.
Turn on your computer and the wireless network machine.
3.
Insert the supplied software CD into your CD-ROM drive.
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The software CD should automatically run and an installation
window appear.
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If the installation window does not appear, click on
Start
and then
Run
. Type X:\
Setup.exe
, replacing “X” with the letter which
represents your drive. Click on
OK
.
•
If you use Windows Vista, Windows 7, or Windows Server 2008
R2 click on
Start
>
All programs
>
Accessories
>
Run
.
Type X:\
Setup.exe
replacing “X” with the letter that represents
your drive and click on
OK
.
•
If the
AutoPlay
window appears in Windows Vista, Windows 7,
or Windows Server 2008 R2, click on
Run
Setup.exe
in
Install
or run program
field, and click on
Continue
or
Yes
in the
User
