Configuring The 802.11B/G And Ip Settings; Configuring The Print Server; Before You Begin; Setting Up The 9460™ Using Direct Serial Connections - Avery Dennison MONARCH 9493 System Administrator Manual

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S E T T I N G S
C o n f i g u r i n g t h e P r i n t S e r v e r
To configure the print server for an 802.11b/g wireless network, you must set the wireless mode
(Ad-Hoc or infrastructure), SSID, channel (Ad-Hoc mode only), data rate and security. All nodes
of a wireless network need to have the same settings to communicate with each other.
There are several ways to configure your print server. You can
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send console commands using a utility such as Monarch® NetManager. See "Installing the
Software" for NetManager information.
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use a Web browser. See Chapter 4, "Using a Web Browser" for more information.
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use the Sierra Sport Configurator with Avalanche. See Chapter 5, "Using the Sierra Sport
Configurator" for more information.
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use Telnet. See Chapter 6, "Telnet Console Commands" for a list of supported commands.
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select the RF Network (9460) and Network (9493) printer menus. See "Setting Up Using the
Printer's Menu." The printer's menus allow you to do basic setup.
B e f o r e Y o u B e g i n
Configure your computer to communicate on a wireless network before you continue.
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To connect a device using an access point, set your computer to infrastructure mode.
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To connect directly to a device without an access point, set your computer to Ad-Hoc
Computer-to-Computer mode, or whatever mode your adapter uses to communicate without
an access point.
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To use Ad-Hoc mode, temporarily disable security on your access point. After the print
server is configured, re-enable security on the access point.
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To use WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) encryption or other advanced security, such as WPA
(Wi-Fi Protected Access), on your wireless network, temporarily disable the security on your
computer in order to configure the print server. To allow non-secure clients to communicate
with each other, temporarily change the wireless mode of your host to Ad-Hoc mode.
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To use TCP/IP, note your computer's IP address. The print server needs to be on the same
IP segment as the other nodes on your network in order to communicate.
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You need a good signal between your computer and the access point to communicate.
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1. Disconnect the printer's radio cable from the printer's serial port.
2. Connect a serial cable (DB9 female to DB9 female all lines wired straight through) from the
host or computer to the print server's radio cable.
Radio Cable

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