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Configure WiFi Connection Step by Step
Connect the Boca printer to your PC using one of the hardwired interface connections (Serial, USB or parallel),
run the “Customer” program and select the interface connection configured above. Using the Boca Systems
Customer Interface tool select the “Configure WiFi Connection” from the Printer Operations drop down menu.
The first prompt “Printer WiFi” turns on/off the wireless Ethernet capability in the printer itself. To turn the
capability off in the printer, select “Disable Wireless”. To turn the capability on select, “Enable with Static IP” or
“Enable with DHCP IP” depending on the local network setting. If “Enable with Static IP” is being used
remember to set the IP address of the printer manually.
Once enabled, the next thing entered will be the network service set identifier (SSID). Once the SSID is entered
the system will prompt for the “Security Mode”. The Boca Systems printers support communication with any of
four security mode settings. The security mode choices are Disabled, WPA Personal, WPA2 Personal and
WEP. Below are examples showing the four choices of an enabled wireless printer.
Disable Security Mode – Allows the user to communicate through the wireless network without any security
encryption involved.
WPA and WPA2 Personal Security Mode – Allows the user to communicate through the network using WPA or
WPA2 Personal wireless encryption. When this security encryption mode is chosen it will be required to enter
the “WPA Shared Key” for the local wireless network. Some networks also enforce the use of an optional key
value. The optional prompt field is provided for those networks. Finally click on OK to have these values
transmitted to the printer (through the cable). The printer will reset and upon re-initialization it will establish
wireless communication with the local network. The handshaking involved in establishing wireless
communication can take up to 30 seconds.