Wireless network setup
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network administrator to get the static IP address.
For example:
If computer’s network information is as shown below:
-
IP address: 169.254.133.42
-
Subnet Mask: 255.255.0.0
-
Gateway: 169.254.133.
0
Then, the machine’s network information should be as below:
-
IP address: 169.254.133.
43
-
Subnet Mask: 255.255.0.0 (Use the computer’s subnet
mask.)
-
Gateway: 169.254.133.
1
17.
The wireless network connects according to the network
configuration.
18.
When the wireless network setting is completed, disconnect the USB
cable between the computer and machine.
19.
Follow the instructions on the screen to complete the installation.
After the installation is finished, click on
Quit
or
Restart
.
Installing the machine on an Ad-Hoc wireless network
(Macintosh)
If you do not have a access point (AP), you may still connect the
machine wirelessly to your computer by setting up an Ad-Hoc wireless
network by following these simple directions.
Items to prepare
Ensure you have following items ready:
•
Network-connected computer
•
Software CD that provided with your machine
•
The machine installed with a wireless network interface
•
USB cable
Creating the Ad-Hoc network in Macintosh
When the items are ready, follow these steps:
1.
Check whether the USB cable is connected to the machine.
2.
Turn on your computer and machine.
3.
Insert the supplied software CD into your CD-ROM drive.
4.
Double-click the CD-ROM icon that appears on your Macintosh
desktop.
5.
Double-click the
MAC_Installer
folder.
6.
Double-click the
Installer OS X
icon.
7.
Enter the password and click on
OK
.
8.
The Samsung Installer window opens. Click on
Continue
.
9.
Read the license agreement and click on
Continue
.
10.
Click on
Agree
to agree to the license agreement.
11.
Select
Easy Install
and click on
Install
.
Easy Install
is
recommended for most users. All components necessary for
machine operations will be installed.
If you select
Custom Install
, you can choose individual operations
will be installed.
12.
Click on
Wireless Setting and Installation
.
13.
The software searches the wireless network devices.
If the search has failed, you may check if the USB cable is
connected between the computer and machine properly, and
follow the instruction on the window.
14.
After searching the wireless networks,
a list of wireless networks
your machine has searched appears.
If you want to use the Samsung default ad-hoc setting, select the last
wireless network on the list, which
Network Name(SSID)
is
portthru
and
Signal
is
Printer Self Network
.
Then, click on
Next
.
If you want to use other ad-hoc settings, select another wireless
network from the list.
If you want to change ad-hoc settings click the
Advanced
Setting
button
.
•
Enter the wireless Network Name:
Enter the SSID name
you want (SSID is case-sensitive).
•
Operation Mode:
Select
Ad-hoc
.
•
Channel:
Select the channel (
Auto Setting
or 2412 MHz
to 2467 MHz).
•
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.
•
Encryption:
Select the encryption (None, WEP64,
WEP128).
•
Network Key:
Enter the encryption network key value.
•
Confirm Network Key:
Confirm the encryption network
key value.
•
WEP Key Index:
If you are using the WEP Encryption,
select the appropriate
WEP Key Index
.
The wireless network security window appears when the
ad-hoc network has security setting.
The wireless network security window appears. Select
Open
System
or
Shared Key
for the authentication and 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.
15.
The window showing the wireless network setting appears. Check
the settings and click on
Next
.
Before entering the IP address for the machine, you must know
the computer’s network configuration information.
If the
computer’s network configuration is set to DHCP, the wireless
network setting should also be DHCP. Likewise, if the
computer’s network configuration is set to Static, the wireless
network setting should also be Static.
If your computer is set to DHCP and you want to use Static
wireless network setting, you must contact the network
administrator to get the static IP address.
•
For the DHCP method
If the IP address assignment method is DHCP, check if
DHCP is shown in the
Wireless Network Setting Confirm
window. However, if it shows Static, click on
Change
TCP/IP
to change the assignment method to
Receive IP
address automatically (DHCP)
.
•
For the Static method
If the IP address assignment method is Static, check if
Static is shown in the
Wireless Network Setting Confirm
window. However, if it shows DHCP, click on
Change
