Fujitsu C2111 Checking the Connection, Accessing Another Computer, Checking the Connectivity

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On the display, the printer sharing setting is recom- mended by the Network Setup Wizard, but for the wire- less LAN network, security is maintained by network name (SSID) or network key. The following steps allow you to set up printer sharing without using the Network Setup Wizard.

3.Click 'If you understand the security risks but want to share printers without running the wizard, click here. 'Enable Printer Sharing' will be displayed.

4.Select 'Just enable printer sharing'.

5.Click 'OK'. The printer properties will be indicated.

6.Select 'Share this printer'.

7.Enter the sharing printer name in 'Share name'.

8.Click OK. The printer will be shared, and the printer icon will become a sharing icon.

Checking the Connection

After the network setting is completed, access the shared drive on another computer to check the connectivity of the wireless LAN network.

Accessing Another Computer

1.Click [Start] -> [My Computer].

2.From the left menu in [Other Places], click [My Network Places].

3.From the left menu in [Network Tasks], click [View workgroup computers]. The workgroup in which you are participating will appear.

4.Double click the computer to which you want to connect. The drive that you set in [Computer Sharing] appears.

5.Double click the drive to which you want to connect. The contents of the drive will appear, and is available for use.

If you have a question or problem, refer to “Trouble- shooting” on page 19.

Checking the Connectivity

1.Click [Start] -> [Control Panel].

2.Double-click the [PRISM Settings] icon. [PRISM Wireless Setting] appears.

3.Check the connectivity on the [Link] tab. The current condition of connection is displayed

Item	Description
State	Shows the current condition of
	connection.
	The MAC address of the other
	computer that you are connected to is
	displayed, when the connection is
	successfully made. If you are
	connected to more than one
	computer, the computer that has the
	best connectivity is displayed.
Current	Shows the current channel used for
Channel	the connection.
Current Tx	Shows the current transfer rate in
Rate	Mbits/sec.
Radio Off/	Click [Radio OFF] to disconnect.
Radio On	Click [Radio On] to connect to the
	network.
Rescan	Click this button to search for others
	to connect to.
Throughput	Shows the actual transfer rate of the
(Bytes/sec)	transfer data for send (Tx) and receive
	(Rx).
Link Quality	Shows the link quality. This is not
	shown for the AdHoc connection.
Signal	Shows the signal strength.
Strength	This is not shown for the AdHoc
	connection.
Table 13: Checking connectivity

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