Lexmark 6600 Series, 5600 Series manual 141, Check the MAC Address, Double-clickNetwork Utility

CHECK THE MAC ADDRESS

If your network uses MAC address filtering, make sure that you include the MAC address of the printer in the MAC address filter list. This will allow the printer to operate on the network.

PING THE ACCESS POINT TO MAKE SURE THE NETWORK IS WORKING

1Check the AirPort status and, if you do not already know it, find the IP address of the wireless access point.

In Mac OS X version 10.5

aFrom the menu bar, click ΠSystem Preferences.

bClick Network.

cClick AirPort.

Check Status. It should be on. If it is off, click Turn AirPort On.

The AirPort status indicator should also be green. Green means the port is active (turned on) and connected.

Notes:

•Yellow means the port is active but is not connected.

•Red means the port has not been configured.

dClick Advanced.

eClick TCP/IP.

•The IP address appears as four sets of numbers separated by periods, such as 192.168.0.100.

•The "Router" entry is typically the wireless access point.

In Mac OS X version 10.4 and earlier

aClick ΠSystem Preferences.

bClick Network.

cIf necessary, select Network Status in the Show pop-up menu.

The AirPort status indicator should be green. Green means the port is active (turned on) and connected.

Notes:

•Yellow means the port is active but is not connected.

•Red means the port has not been configured.

dFrom the Show pop-up menu, select AirPort.

eClick TCP/IP.

•The IP address appears as four sets of numbers separated by periods, such as 192.168.0.100.

•The "Router" entry is typically the wireless access point.

2Ping the wireless access point.

aFrom the menu bar, click Go ΠUtilities.

bDouble-clickNetwork Utility.

cClick the Ping tab.

dType the IP address of the wireless access point in the network address field. For example:

10.168.0.100

eClick Ping.

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