Samsung ML-186XW - Manual (Page 34)

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• Cycle the power for the access point (or wireless router), machine, and
computer. Sometimes cycling the power can recover network
communication.
• Check whether firewall software (V3 or Norton) is blocking the
communication.
If the computer and the machine is connected on the same network and
it cannot be searched, firewall software might be blocking the
communication. Refer to the user's guide for the software to turn it off
and try searching for the machine again.
• Check whether the machine's IP address is allocated correctly. You can
check the IP address by printing the network configuration report.
• Check whether the access point (or wireless router) has a configured
security (password). If it has a password, refer to the access point (or
wireless router) administrator.
• Check whether the machine's IP address. Reinstall the machine driver
and change the settings to connect to the machine on the network. Due
to the characteristics of DHCP, the allocated IP address could change if
the machine is not used for a long time or if the access point has been
reset.
• Check the wireless environment. You might not be able to connect to the
network in the infrastructure environment where you need to type in a
user's information before connecting to access point (or wireless router).
• This machine only supports IEEE 802.11 b/g/n and Wi-Fi. Other wireless
communication (Bluetooth) is not supported.
• When using the Ad-hoc mode, for operating systems such as Windows
Vista, you might need to set the wireless connection setting every time
you use the wireless machine.
• You cannot use infrastructure mode and Ad-hoc mode at the same time
for Samsung wireless network machines.
• Check if the machine is within the range of the wireless network.
• The machine is located away from obstacles that could block the
wireless signal.
Remove any large metal objects between the access point (or wireless
router) and the machine.
Make sure the machine and wireless access point (or wireless router)
are not separated by poles, walls, or support columns containing metal
or concrete.
• The machine is located away from other electronic devices that may
interfere with the wireless signal.
Many devices can interfere with the wireless signal, including a
microwave oven and some Bluetooth devices.