User's Manual

Configuring and Managing the EasyLAN Wireless
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This chapter explains how to configure the EasyLAN Wireless for radio and network
communications.
Before You Begin
This chapter explains how to configure the EasyLAN Wireless using the Web browser
interface, EasyLAN Wireless Admin utility, and network specific utilities, such as
Novell NWAdmin utility. For information on using console commands with
HyperTerminal to configure the EasyLAN Wireless, see Appendix A, “Console
Commands.”
Before you configure the EasyLAN Wireless, you need to:
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Make sure that you have properly configured your PC for communication on a
wireless network. If you are connecting to the printer though an access point, make
sure your PC is in infrastructure mode and that it is associated with the access point.
If you are printing directly to the printer without an access point, you should be in
ad-hoc mode. See the documentation for your PC’s wireless adapter for instructions.
Note:
If your PC’s wireless adapter includes an option for 802.11 ad-hoc, you must
select it if you want to use the printer in ad-hoc mode. If it does not include this
option, select Ad-hoc Computer-to-Computer or whatever mode your adapter uses
to communicate on a wireless network without an access point.
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If you are using WEP encryption on your wireless network, temporarily disable
WEP on your PC in order to configure the EasyLAN Wireless using the EasyLAN
Wireless Admin utility. If you are using an access point with WEP enabled and it
does not allow non-WEP clients to communicate with other non-WEP clients, then
you also need to temporarily change the wireless mode of your PC to ad-hoc.
Note:
If no PCs on your network can be set to ad-hoc mode, you need to
temporarily disable WEP on your access point. When you are done configuring the
EasyLAN Wireless, you can re-enable WEP on your access point and change the
wireless mode back if necessary.
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If you are using TCP/IP, note your PC’s IP address. The EasyLAN Wireless needs
to be on the same IP segment as the other nodes on your network in order to
communicate.
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If you are using infrastructure mode, make sure you have a good signal between
your computer and the access point. Most wireless adapters have a utility that shows
the wireless signal strength. See your PC’s wireless adapter’s documentation for
details.
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If you are using a home gateway or router, configure the EasyLAN Wireless from a
PC on the same network segment that you want the EasyLAN Wireless to be on.