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Networking
Installing the printer on a wireless network
Wireless network compatibility
Your printer contains an IEEE 802.11g wireless print server. Your printer is compatible with IEEE 802.11 b/g/n routers that are
Supported network security options
The printer supports three wireless security options: no security, WEP, and WPA/WPA2.
No Security
It is not recommended to use no security at all on a home wireless network. Using no security means that anyone within range of your wireless network can use your network
WEP
WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) is the most basic and the weakest type of wireless security. WEP security relies on a series of characters called the WEP key.
Every device on the wireless network must use the same WEP key. WEP security can be used on both ad hoc and infrastructure networks.
A valid WEP key has:
•Exactly 10 or 26 hexadecimal characters. Hexadecimal characters are
•Exactly 5 or 13 ASCII characters. ASCII characters are letters, numbers, punctuation, and symbols found on a keyboard.
WPA/WPA2
WPA
A valid WPA passphrase has:
•From 8 to 63 ASCII characters. ASCII characters in a WPA passphrase are
•Exactly 64 hexadecimal characters. Hexadecimal characters are
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