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S E T T I N G S

C o n f i g u r i n g t h e P r i n t S e r v e r

To configure the print server for an 802.11b/g wireless network, you must set the wireless mode (Ad-Hoc or infrastructure), SSID, channel (Ad-Hoc mode only), data rate and security. All nodes of a wireless network need to have the same settings to communicate with each other.

There are several ways to configure your print server. You can

♦send console commands using a utility such as Monarch® NetManager. See “Installing the Software” for NetManager information.

♦use a Web browser. See Chapter 4, “Using a Web Browser” for more information.

♦use the Sierra Sport Configurator with Avalanche. See Chapter 5, “Using the Sierra Sport Configurator” for more information.

♦use Telnet. See Chapter 6, “Telnet Console Commands” for a list of supported commands.

♦select the RF Network (9460) and Network (9493) printer menus. See “Setting Up Using the Printer’s Menu.” The printer’s menus allow you to do basic setup.

B e f o r e Y o u B e g i n

Configure your computer to communicate on a wireless network before you continue.

♦To connect a device using an access point, set your computer to infrastructure mode.

♦To connect directly to a device without an access point, set your computer to Ad-Hoc Computer-to-Computer mode, or whatever mode your adapter uses to communicate without an access point.

♦To use Ad-Hoc mode, temporarily disable security on your access point. After the print server is configured, re-enable security on the access point.

♦To use WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) encryption or other advanced security, such as WPA (Wi-Fi Protected Access), on your wireless network, temporarily disable the security on your computer in order to configure the print server. To allow non-secure clients to communicate with each other, temporarily change the wireless mode of your host to Ad-Hoc mode.

♦To use TCP/IP, note your computer’s IP address. The print server needs to be on the same IP segment as the other nodes on your network in order to communicate.

♦You need a good signal between your computer and the access point to communicate.

S e t t i n g U p t h e 9 4 6 0 ™ U s i n g D i r e c t S e r i a l C o n n e c t i o n s

1.Disconnect the printer’s radio cable from the printer’s serial port.

2.Connect a serial cable (DB9 female to DB9 female all lines wired straight through) from the host or computer to the print server’s radio cable.

Radio Cable

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