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C WEP
HECK YOUR KEY OR
If your wireless access point is using Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) security, then the WEP key should be:
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Exactly 10 or 26 hexadecimal characters. Hexadecimal characters are A–F, a–f, and 0–9.
or
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Exactly 5 or 13 ASCII characters. ASCII characters are letters, numbers, and symbols found on a keyboard. ASCII
characters in a WEP key are case-sensitive.
If your wireless access point is using Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) security, then the WPA passphrase should be:
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From 8 to 63 ASCII characters. ASCII characters in a WPA passphrase are case-sensitive.
or
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Exactly 64 hexadecimal characters. Hexadecimal characters are A–F, a–f, and 0–9.
Note: If you do not know this information, then see the documentation that came with the wireless network, or
contact the person who set up your wireless network.
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HECK IF YOUR WIRELESS ACCESS POINT HAS AN ASSOCIATION
Wireless broadband boxes in Europe, the Middle East and Africa such as LiveBox, AliceBox, N9UF Box, FreeBox, or
Club Internet may require you to press an association/registration button when adding the printer to your wireless
network.
If you are using one of these boxes and need more information, see the documentation that came with your box,
or contact your Internet Service Provider (ISP).
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OVE YOUR ACCESS POINT AWAY FROM OTHER ELECTRONIC DEVICES
There may be temporary interference from electronic devices such as microwave ovens or other appliances,
cordless phones, baby monitors, and security system cameras. Make sure your access point is not positioned too
closely to these devices.
M
OVE THE COMPUTER AND
The range of your wireless network depends on many factors, including the abilities of your router and network
adapters. If you are having trouble printing, try placing the computer and printer no more than 100 feet apart.
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HECK THE WIRELESS SIGNAL QUALITY
Print the network setup page and check the signal quality. If the signal quality is listed as good or excellent, then
another factor is causing the problem.
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HECK YOUR ADVANCED SECURITY SETTINGS
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If you are using MAC (Media Access Control) address filtering to limit access to your wireless network, then you
must add the printer MAC address to the list of addresses allowed to connect to the wireless access point.
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If you set the wireless access point to issue a limited number of IP addresses, then you must change this so that
the printer can be added.
Note: If you do not know how to make these changes, then see the documentation that came with the wireless
router, or contact the person who set up your wireless network.
WPA
PASSPHRASE
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OR PRINTER CLOSER TO THE WIRELESS ROUTER
Troubleshooting
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REGISTRATION BUTTON
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