Samsung SCX3405FWXAC manual Software searches the wireless network, Operation Mode Select ad hoc

Wireless network setup

Creating the ad hoc network in Windows

1Check whether the USB cable is connected to the machine.

2Turn on your computer and the wireless network machine.

3Insert the supplied software CD into your CD-ROM drive.

4Select the Wireless Setting and Installation option.

5Read the License Agreement, and select I accept the terms of the License Agreement. Then, click Next.

6The software searches the wireless network.

If the software has failed to search the network, check if the USB cable is connected properly between the computer and machine, and follow the instructions in the window.

7After searching the wireless networks, a list of wireless networks your machine has searched appears.

If you want to use the Samsung default ad hoc setting, select the last wireless network on the list, Network Name(SSID) is Portthru and Signal is Printer Self Network.

Then, click Next.

If you want to change the ad hoc settings, click the Advanced Setting button.

•Enter the wireless Network Name: Enter the SSID name you want (SSID is case-sensitive).

•Operation Mode: Select ad hoc.

•Channel: Select the channel. (Auto Setting or 2412 MHz to 2467 MHz).

•Authentication: Select an authentication type.

Open System: Authentication is not used, and encryption may or may not be used, depending on the need for data security.

Shared Key: Authentication is used. A device that has a proper WEP key can access the network.

•Encryption: Select the encryption (None, WEP64, WEP128).

•Network Key: Enter the encryption network key value.

•Confirm Network Key: Confirm the encryption network key value.

•WEP Key Index: If you are using WEP Encryption, select the appropriate WEP Key Index.

The wireless network security window appears when the ad hoc network has security enabled.

Select Open System or Shared Key for the authentication and click Next.

•WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) is a security protocol preventing unauthorized access to your wireless network. WEP encrypts the data portion of each packet exchanged on a wireless network using a 64-bit or 128-bit WEP encryption key.

If you want to use other ad hoc settings, select another wireless network	8 The window showing the wireless network setting appears. Check the
from the list.
	settings and click Next.

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