Ricoh Network Guide Note, Note, Note, Note, Note, Note, Note, ❖Channel, [Active], Limitation, Preparation, IEEE 802.11b, ❖SSID Setting, ❖Communication Mode, ❖Transmission Speed

Setting Up the Machine on a Network

IEEE 802.11b

Preparation

You must install the optional IEEE 802.11b interface unit into the ma- chine.

Note

❒Be sure to make all settings simul- taneously.

❖Communication Mode

Specifies the communication mode of the wireless LAN.

•802.11 Ad hoc

•Ad hoc

•Infrastructure

Note

❒ Default: 802.11 Ad hoc

❖SSID Setting

Specifies SSID to distinguish the access point in infrastructure mode or 802.11 ad hoc mode.

Limitation

❒The characters that can be used are ASCII 0x20-0x7e (32 bytes).

Note

❒Default: blank (ASSID)

❒If blank is specified in 802.11b ad hoc mode or ad hoc mode, “ASSID” appears.

❖Channel

Specifies a channel when you se- lect 802.11b ad hoc mode or ad hoc mode.

Note

❒Default: 11

❒The following channels are avail- able:

•Metric version: 1-13

•Inch version: 1-11

❖WEP (Encryption) Setting

Specifies the encryption of the IEEE 802.11b (wireless LAN). If this is set to [Active], you must en- ter the WEP key.

• VWEP

•Active

• Inactive 2

•VEncryption

10 alphanumeric characters must be entered for 64 bit, 26 characters for 128 bit.

Note

❒Default: Inactive

❖Wireless LAN Signal

Shows the radio wave conditions of the access point connected in in- frastructure mode.

Note

❒Radio wave status is displayed when you press [Wireless LAN Signal].

❖Transmission Speed

Specifies the communication speed of the IEEE 802.11b (wireless LAN).

• Auto

• 11Mbps Fixed

• 5.5Mbps Fixed

• 2Mbps Fixed

• 1Mbps Fixed

Note

❒Default: Auto

❖Return to Defaults

You can return the IEEE 802.11b (wireless LAN) settings to their de- faults.

• No

• Yes

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