Ricoh IS300e Operating Instructions Manual page 198

Appendix
❖ WEP Setting
Select whether to enable or dis-
able WEP (Wired Equivalent
Privacy) encryption.
WEP encryption protects wire-
less data communication. To
communicate using WEP, data
from both transmitting and re-
ceiving computers must be set
with the same WEP Key. To en-
able WEP encryption, select [En-
able] in the list, and then enter
the WEP key in the [WEP Key]
box.
❖ ❖ ❖ ❖ WEP Key and Confirm WEP Key
The same WEP key must be en-
tered in [WEP Key] and [Confirm
WEP Key] boxes.
• 64 bit Key
When [Enable] is selected in
the [WEP Setting] list, enter a
10-digit hexadecimal WEP
key value in [WEP Key] and
[Confirm WEP Key] boxes. En-
ter the WEP key value with-
out the prefix "0x". The value
entered appears as "*".
• 128 bit Key
When [Enable] is selected in
the [WEP Setting] list, enter a
26-digit hexadecimal WEP
key value in [WEP Key] and
[Confirm WEP Key] boxes. A
128-bit key provides higher
security than a 64-bit key. En-
ter the WEP key value with-
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out the prefix "0x". The value
entered appears as "*".
W W W W
Click [Apply] to apply the settings.
The set value will be written into
this product.
X X X X
Remove the cable you connected
in step
Y Y Y Y
Restore the network settings on
the computer.
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A A A A
.
Z Z Z Z
Turn off the power of this ma-
chine, and then back on to acti-
vate the settings.
Note
❒ When you change the [LAN
Type] setting and/or change the
[Network Boot] setting from "
NONE " to " DHCP ", it is es-
sential to restart this machine to
activate the changes.
❒ In infrastructure mode, signal
strength of the wireless LAN
appears as a percentage at the
Web Status Monitor's [Wireless
LAN Signal] (that is included un-
der [Configuration] → [Basic Set-
tings] → [TCP/IP] ), or [Wireless
LAN Signal] in [1.System Settings]
under Scanner Features menu
on this machine. The following
list provides an indication of the
signal strength of the wireless
LAN. Note, however, that the
wireless LAN connection may
fail due to noise or other rea-
sons, even when [Wireless LAN
Signal] displays a percentage
that falls "Good" in the follow-
ing list.
• 100∼76% : Best
• 75∼41% : Good
• 40∼21% : Poor
• 20∼0% : Communication im-
possible