For Wireless Network Users

Manual configuration from the control panel (Windows® and Macintosh)

19 Configure the wireless settings

IMPORTANT

You must have the wireless settings you wrote down for your network in step 18 on page 24 before you proceed.

a On your machine, press Menu, 6 (Network),

2(WLAN), 2 (Setup Wizard).

When WLAN Enable ? is displayed, press 1 to choose On. This will start the wireless setup wizard.

Otherwise press Stop/Exit to exit from the wireless setup wizard.

b The machine will search for available SSIDs. If a list of SSIDs is displayed, use the a or b key to choose the SSID you wrote down in step 18 on page 24, then press OK.

If you are using an authentication and encryption method that requires a Network Key, go to c.

If your authentication method is Open System and your encryption mode is None, go to e.

Note

•It will take several seconds to display a list of available SSIDs.

•If a list of SSIDs is not displayed, make sure your access point is on. Move your machine

closer to the access point and try starting from a again.

•If your access point is set to not broadcast the SSID you will have to manually add the SSID name. For details, see Configuring your machine when the SSID is not broadcast in the Network User's Guide.

If your wireless access point/router supports Wi-Fi Protected Setup, Selected access point supports WPS. Use WPS? appears. To connect your machine using the automatic wireless mode, press 1 to choose Yes. (If you choose No, go to c to enter the Network Key.) When Start WPS on your wireless access point/router,then choose Next. appears, press the Wi-Fi Protected Setup button on your wireless access point/router, and then press 1. Go to e.

c Enter the Network Key you wrote down in step 18 on page 24 using the dial pad to choose each letter or number. To delete the letters you have entered, press Clear.

For example, to enter the letter a, press the 2 key on the dial pad once. To enter the number 3, press the 3 key on the dial pad seven times. The letters appear in this order: lower case, upper case and then numbers.

For more information, see Entering Text for Wireless Settings on page 34.

Press OK when you have entered all the characters, then press 1 for Yes to apply your settings. Go to d.

d Your machine will now try to connect to your wireless network using the information you have entered.

e A connection result message appears on the LCD and a WLAN report will automatically be printed.

If the connection failed, check the error code on the printed report and refer to Troubleshooting on page 31.

Wireless setup is now complete. A four level indicator at the right of your machine’s LCD will show the wireless signal strength of your access point/router.

To install the MFL-Pro Suite, continue to step 20.

For Windows® Users:

Now go to

page 35

For Macintosh Users:

Now go to

page 37

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