The Following Screen Is Displayed During Setup; The Access Points Dialog Box Is Displayed During Setup; The An Access Point Could Not Be Detected Is Displayed During Setup - Canon MP980 Series Network Setup Manual

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The following screen is displayed during setup

5.1

The Access Points dialog box is displayed during setup

The Access Points dialog box is displayed when:
- No access point is detected.
- Multiple access points are detected.
Select the target access point, then perform necessary operation such as setting of encryption.
If you want to specify access point manually, click Manual Setup in the Access Points dialog box.
Enter the settings for the target access point in the Manual Setup dialog box, then click Connect.
The target access point is searched with the specified settings.
For changing settings of the access point, refer to the manual provided with the access point or
contact its manufacturer.
• If you connect to a network that is not protected with security measures, there is a risk of
disclosing data such as your personal information to a third party.
(B)
(A) SSID
Enter the SSID set to the access point. The SSID is case sensitive. When using AirPort, enter the
network name (SSID) in alphanumeric characters.
SSID is also called ESS-ID. For details, refer to the manual provided with your access point or
contact its manufacturer.
(B) Encryption Method
• Do not use
Select to disable encryption.
• Use WEP
Transmission is encrypted using the WEP key you specified.
• Use WPA
Transmission is encrypted using the passphrase (WPA/WPA2 key) you specified.
The actual encryption key is renewed automatically at a certain time interval, making the trans-
mission harder to break.
• If a WEP key/Passphrase (WPA/WPA2 key) has not been set, a detailed settings dialog box
is displayed. To change the settings, click the Configuration in the Manual Setup dialog
box. For details, refer to "3.1 About Network Key (Windows)/Network Password (Macintosh)"
on page 3.
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5.1
(C) Configuration
The detailed settings dialog box is displayed. The network password (WEP) or the network key
(WPA/WPA2) selected in Encryption Method can be confirmed and changed.
(D) Connect
Connects to the specified access point.
(A) Network (SSID)
Enter the Network (SSID) set to the access point. The Network (SSID) is case sensitive. When
using AirPort, enter the Network (SSID) in alphanumeric characters.
SSID is also called ESS-ID. For details, refer to the manual provided with your access point or
contact its manufacturer.
(B) Encryption Method
(A)
• Do not use
Select to disable encryption
(C)
• Use WEP
Transmission is encrypted using the password (WEP key) you specified.
• Use WPA
(D)
Transmission is encrypted using the passphrase (WPA/WPA2 key) you specified.
The actual encryption key is renewed automatically at a certain time interval, making the trans-
mission harder to break.
(C) Configuration
The detailed settings dialog box is displayed. The password (WEP key) or the passphrase (WPA/
WPA2 key) selected in Encryption Method can be confirmed and changed.
(D) Connect
Connects to the specified access point.
5.2
This message is displayed when no access point is detected. Clicking the OK displays the Access
Points dialog box. For details, refer to "2.1 The target access point is not detected" on page 2.
The Access Points dialog box is displayed during setup (continued)
(B)
(C)
• If a password (WEP key)/passphrase (WPA/WPA2 key) has not been set, a detailed set-
tings dialog box is displayed. To change the settings, click the Configuration in the Manual
Setup dialog box. For details, refer to "3.1 About Network Key (Windows)/Network Pass-
word (Macintosh)" on page 3.

The An access point could not be detected is displayed during setup

(A)
(D)