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IP address - The WLAN IP address of the scanner. If your remote device is
connected to the scanner, enter this address into the address field of your web
browser followed by port 8400 (e.g. 172.17.16.23:8400) to access the controller
software. Click to change the scanner's IP address.
Subnet mask - The subnet mask of the scanner's wireless network.
Port - The network port which is used for receiving requests from client hosts.
When connecting to the scanner with your web browser, enter the scanner's IP
address followed by this port number into the address field of the browser (see
also IP address).
Network name - The name of the wireless network. Usually it is the scanner's
serial number. In the list of the wireless connections on your remote device, the
3D
Focus X 130 is listed with this name. If the scanner is not listed, refresh the
network list, after some seconds the remote device should find the Focus
130 and display it in the list.
WLAN channel - The channel used for the WLAN network. Click to change it.
If encountering interference from other devices, consider changing the channel to
avoid it. Note that all WLAN devices on the network must use the same channel.
Encryption key - The scanner's WLAN network is encrypted with this key. The
encryption key is a WPA2 key. Enter this key on your remote device when
prompted to establish the connection to the scanner. If you want to change the
encryption key, click the button and enter your own key. The key must consist of
10 to 63 arbitrary digits
Exemplary configuration of a notebook with Microsoft® Windows®:
• On Windows, find the wireless network icon in the taskbar on the bottom right.
On Windows XP, right-click the wireless network icon and select View
Available Wireless Networks. On Windows 7, all you have to do is to click on
the WLAN icon.
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be configured as an ad hoc network.
1. If the WLAN is running in ad hoc mode, the encryption key is a WEP key and must con-
sist of 10 arbitrary digits.
2.The way of connecting to scanners with the WLAN running in ad hoc mode differs from
the way decribed in this manual. Please see the online help in the scanner's user interface
for more information on how to connect to scanners with their WLAN running in ad hoc
mode.
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