Lexmark 4600 Series manual Advanced wireless setup, Creating an ad hoc wireless network

In Windows XP and earlier

aClick Start.

bClick Run.

cType D:\setup.exe, where D is the letter of your CD or DVD drive.

3Follow the on-screen instructions for installing a configured printer on a new computer.

Using Macintosh

1Insert the installation software CD.

2Wait for the Welcome screen to appear.

Note: If the Welcome screen does not appear after a minute, click the CD icon on the desktop.

3Double-click Install.

4Follow the on-screen instructions for installing a configured printer on a new computer.

Advanced wireless setup

Creating an ad hoc wireless network

The recommended way to set up your wireless network is to use a wireless access point (wireless router). A network set up this way is called an infrastructure network. If you have an infrastructure network in your home, you should configure your printer for use on that network.

If you do not have a wireless access point or would like to set up a standalone network between your printer and a computer with a wireless network adapter, then you can set up an ad hoc network.

In Windows Vista

1Click .

2Click Control Panel.

3Click Network and Internet.

4Under Network and Sharing Center, click Connect to a Network.

5In the Connect to a Network dialog, click Set up a wireless ad-hoc (computer-to-computer) network, and then click Next.

6Follow the instructions in the “Set up a wireless ad hoc network” wizard. As part of the setup: a Create a network name or SSID for the network between the computer and your printer.

bWrite the name of your network in the space provided so you can refer to it when running the wireless setup. Make sure you copy the exact spelling and capitalization.

SSID (name of your wireless network)

cGo to the Security Type drop-down list, choose WEP, and then create a security key (or password).

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