Wireless network setup

Connecting Failure - Invalid Security

Security is not configured correctly. Check the configured security on your access point and machine.

Connecting Failure - General Connection Error

Your computer is not receiving a signal from your machine. Check the USB cable and your machine’s power.

Connecting Failure - Connected Wired Network

Your machine is connected with a wired network cable. Remove the wired network cable from your machine.

Connecting Failure - Assigning the IP address

Cycle the power for the access point (or wireless router) and machine.

PC Connection Error

The configured network address is unable to connect between your computer and machine.

-For a DHCP network environment

The machine receives the IP address automatically (DHCP) when computer is configured to DHCP.

If the printing job is not working in DHCP mode, the problem may be caused by the automatically changed IP address. Compare the IP address between

the product's IP address and the printer port's IP address.

How to compare:

1Print the network information report of your printer, and then check the IP address (see "Printing a network configuration report" on page 10).

2Check the printer port's IP address from your computer. a Click the Windows Start menu.

• For Windows 8, from Charms, select Search > Settings.

bFor Windows XP/Server 2003, select Printer and Faxes.

For Windows Server 2008/Vista, select Control Panel > Hardware and Sound > Printers.

For Windows 7/8, select Control Panel > Devices and Printers.

For Windows Server 2008 R2, select Control Panel > Hardware > Devices and Printers.

cRight-click your machine.

dFor Windows XP/2003/2008/Vista, press Properties.

For Windows 7/8 and Windows Server 2008 R2, from context menus, select the Printer properties.

If Printer properties item has ► mark, you can select other printer drivers connected with selected printer.

eClick Port tab.

f Click Configure Port... button.

gCheck if Printer Name or IP Address: is the IP address on the network configuration Sheet.

3Change the printer port's IP address if it is different from the network information report's.

If you want to use the software installation CD to change the port IP, Connect to a network printer. Then reconnect the IP address.

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Samsung SLM2875FW, SL-M2875FW, SLM2875FD manual How to compare, For Windows 7/8, select Control Panel Devices and Printers