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The wireless adapter of your multifunction
machine transmits data via the wireless pro-
tocol IEEE 802.11g but can also easily be inte-
grated into an existing IEEE 802.11b network.
Use only an original adapter for connecting to the
multifunction machine. Other wireless adapters
can damage the machine.
Regardless of whether you use your multifunction ma-
chine in an infrastructure or ad-hoc network, you must
configure certain network and security settings (e.g. the
Service Set ID (SSID) and the WEP key). The settings
must match the information for the network.
Searching for networks
Your multifunction machine can automatically search
for existing wireless networks.
Press MENU/OK and 911. The machine searches
for active wireless networks and shows the networks
found on the display. Use / to select your network
and confirm with OK. Depending on the security set-
tings of your wireless network, the machine will also ask
for the authentication mode (see Setting the Network
Type) and the WEP encryption (see Activating WEP
Encryption). After searching for the network, you must
still manually enter the IP address and subnet mask
with function 915 or select automatic assignment (see
Selecting the Connection Mode).
Setting the Network Type
Press MENU/OK and 912 to select the network
type. Use / to select Ad-hoc or Infrastruc.
(see the section Wireless networks). Confirm with OK.
a
If you select Ad-hoc, you will be asked to set the
radio channel for transmission (default is 10). You
can enter any channel if conflicts with nearby wire-
less networks arise. The radio channel must be the
same as the channel selected on the PC. Enter the
radio channel and confirm with OK.
b
If you select Infrastruc., you will be asked
to select the authentication mode. This specifies
whether the multifunction machine authenticates
itself on the access point (gateway, router) with the
WEP key or whether the data should be encrypted
for transmission in the wireless network. The fol-
lowing options are available:
none—No authentication takes place and data is
transmitted unencrypted.
open—No authentication takes place, but data is
transmitted encrypted.
shared—The multifunction machine authen-
ticates itself on the access point (gateway, router)
with the entered WEP key, and data is transmitted
encrypted.
both—The authentication mode is selected arbi-
trarily by the machine.
2. Networks
Select a mode with / and confirm with OK.
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If you select open, shared or both, you
must enter a WEP key with the function
914.
Entering the Network Name (SSID)
Press MENU/OK and 913 to enter the network
name (Service Set ID, SSID). Enter the SSID and con-
firm with OK (default is Crystal_mfp). You can
find the network name in the network settings of your
PC. The SSID must match the SSID on the PC or on
the access point.
Activating WEP Encryption
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Unprotected wireless networks are accessible
to others! Always protect your network against
unauthorised access with the WEP (Wired
Equivalent Privacy) standard. You must use the
same WEP key on your multifunction machine
and on all connected PCs and the access point
(gateway, router).
WEP encryption is deactivated at the factory. Press
MENU/OK and 914. Use / to select 64 Bit
or 128 Bit. Confirm with OK. Enter the WEP key
and confirm with OK.
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With 64-bit encryption, the WEP key must
be either 5 characters (ASCII) or 10 numbers
(hexadecimal). With 128-bit encryption, the
WEP key must be either 13 characters (ASCII)
or 26 numbers (hexadecimal). You can enter four
different WEP keys. You can find the WEP key
in the network settings of your PC.
Selecting the Connection Mode
With the connection mode, you set the IP address and
subnet mask. In an infrastructure network, you can se-
lect whether the settings should be made automatically
or whether you would like to manually enter the IP ad-
dress and subnet mask. In an ad-hoc network, you must
make the settings manually.
Press MENU/OK and 915 to select the connection
mode. Use / to select Auto (DHCP) or Manual
and confirm with OK (default is Auto (DHCP), in an
ad-hoc network you must select manual).
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The automatic configuration of IP address
and subnet mask on the connected network
PCs may take a moment.
If you select Manual, you must manually enter the IP
address and subnet mask:
a
The IP address is the address of the machine in the
network. It must be different from the IP address
of the PC or other network components, but must
be within the same IP range. You can find the IP
address in the network settings of your PC.
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