Configuring The Machine's Wireless Network - Samsung ML-6512ND User Manual

Configuring the machine's wireless network

Before starting you will need to know the network name(SSID) of your wire-
less network and the network key if it is encrypted. This information was set
when the wireless router(access point) was installed. If you do not know
about your wireless environment, please ask the person who has set up
your network.
To configure wireless parameters, you can use both control panel and
SyncThru™ Web Service.
Using the control panel
1. Press Menu on the control panel.
2. Press the up/down arrow to highlight Network and press OK.
3. Press the up/down arrow to highlight Wireless and press OK.
4. Press the up/down arrow to highlight WLAN Settings and press OK.
5. Press the up/down arrow to highlight the setting option you want
appears and press OK.
• Wizard: The wireless network interface card in your printer
searches for wireless networks in the area and shows the results
(see "Wizard mode" on page 100).
• Custom: You can configure the wireless settings according to
your needs (see "Custom mode" on page 100).
Wizard mode
1. The wireless network interface card on your machine searches for
wireless network in the area and shows the results.
2. Press the left/right arrow to select a network you want to use in
Search List and press OK. You can select a network using SSID.
3. When None appears in WLAN Security on the display, press OK to
save your selection. go to step 6.
If you see another messages, go to the next step.
4. Depending on the network you select, WLAN security encryption
type will be WEP or WPA.
• In case of WEP, Press the left/right arrow to select Open System
or SharedKey.
- Open System: Authentication is not used, and Encryption
may or may not be used, depending on the need for data
security. Enter the WEP Key using number keypad after
selecting Open System.
- SharedKey: Authentication is used. A device that has a
proper WEP Key can access the network. Enter the WEP
Key using number keypad after selecting SharedKey.
• In case of WPA, Enter the WPA Key using number keypad. The
Key length should be between 8 to 63 characters long.
5. Press OK.
6. Press Stop/Clear to return to ready mode.
• SSID: SSID (Service Set Identifier) is a name that identifies a
wireless network. Access points and wireless devices attempt-
ing to connect to a specific wireless network must use the
same SSID. The SSID is case-sensitive.
• WEP: 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.
• WPA: 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.
Custom mode
1. Enter the SSID when Edit SSID appears on the top line of the dis-
play, the name that identifies a wireless network. SSID is case-sensi-
tive so you need to enter it carefully. Press OK.
2. Select the type of wireless connections. Press the left/right arrow to
select the method of Operation Mode you want and press OK.
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3. Press the left/right arrow to select the method of Channel you want
and press OK. If you select Auto, the wireless network interface card
on your machine will automatically adjust the channels.
4. Press the left/right arrow to select the method of WLAN Security
you want and press OK.
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5. When you have finished, press Stop/Clear to return to the ready
mode. If you do not know about your wireless environment, please
ask the network administrator.
Disconnect the network cable (standard or crossover). Your
machine should then start communicating wirelessly with the net-
work. In case of Ad-hoc mode, you can use a wireless LAN and
wired LAN simultaneously.
Now go to "Installing network connected machine's driver" on page 36.
Using SyncThru™ Web Service
For information about configuring and using the machine on a wireless
network environment, refer to the Wireless network install guide pro-
vided with the wireless network interface card. You can also configure
the network parameters on the SyncThru™ Web Service.
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Ad-hoc: Allows wireless devices to communicate directly with
each other in a peer-to-peer environment. Go to step 3.
Infrastructure: Allows wireless devices to communicate with
each other through an access point. Go to step 4.
None: This is used when the validation of a wireless device's
identity and data encryption are not required for your network.
Open system is used for IEEE 802.11 authentication.
Static WEP: This uses the WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) algo-
rithm suggested by IEEE 802.11 standard for security. Static
WEP security mode requires a proper WEP key for data encryp-
tion, decryption, and IEEE 802.11 authentication. Press the
left/right arrow to select the setup method you want in Authenti-
cation and press OK.
- Open System: Authentication is not used, and encryption
may or may not be used, depending on the need for data
security. Enter the WEP Key using number keypad after
selecting Open System and then press OK.
- SharedKey: Authentication is used. A device that has a
proper WEP Key can access the network. Enter the WEP
Key using number keypad after selecting SharedKey and
then press OK.
WPA-PSK or WPA2-PSK: You can select WPA-PSK or
WPA2-PSK to authenticate the print server based on WPA
Pre-Shared Key. This uses a shared secret key (generally called
Pre Shared Key passphrase) which is manually configured on
the access point and each of its clients.
a. Press OK when WPA-PSK or WPA2-PSK appears on the bot-
tom line of the display.
b. Press the up/down arrow to select TKIP or AES in Encryption
and press OK. If you select WPA2-PSK, press the left/right arrow
to select AES or TKIP + AES in Encryption and press OK.
c. Enter the WPA Key using number keypad and press OK.