Lexmark S510 User Manual
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C
HECK
YOUR
WEP
KEY
OR
WPA
PASSPHRASE
If your access point is using WEP security, then the WEP key should be:
•
Exactly 10 or 26 hexadecimal characters. Hexadecimal characters are A–F, a–f, and 0–9.
or
•
Exactly 5 or 13 ASCII characters. ASCII characters are letters, numbers, and symbols found on a keyboard. ASCII
characters in a WEP key are case
‑sensitive.
If your access point is using WPA or WPA2 security, then the WPA passphrase should be:
•
Exactly 64 hexadecimal characters. Hexadecimal characters are A–F, a–f, and 0–9.
or
•
From 8 to 63 ASCII characters. ASCII characters are letters, numbers, and symbols found on a keyboard. ASCII
characters in a WPA passphrase are case
‑sensitive.
Note: If you do not know this information, then see the documentation that came with the access point, or
contact your system support person.
C
HECK
IF
YOUR
ACCESS
POINT
HAS
AN
ASSOCIATION
/
REGISTRATION
BUTTON
Wireless broadband boxes in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa such as LiveBox, AliceBox, N9UF Box, FreeBox, or
Club Internet may require you to press an association/registration button when adding the printer to your wireless
network.
If you are using one of these boxes and need more information, then see the documentation that came with your
box, or contact your Internet Service Provider (ISP).
M
OVE
YOUR
ACCESS
POINT
AWAY
FROM
OTHER
ELECTRONIC
DEVICES
There may be temporary interference from electronic devices such as microwave ovens or other appliances, cordless
phones, baby monitors, and security system cameras. Make sure your access point is not positioned too closely to
these devices.
M
OVE
THE
COMPUTER
AND
/
OR
PRINTER
CLOSER
TO
THE
ACCESS
POINT
The range of your wireless network depends on many factors, including the abilities of your access point and network
adapters. If you are having trouble printing, then try placing the computer and printer no more than 100 feet apart.
C
HECK
THE
WIRELESS
SIGNAL
QUALITY
Print a network setup page and check the signal quality. If the signal quality is listed as good or excellent, then another
factor is causing the problem.
C
HECK
YOUR
ADVANCED
SECURITY
SETTINGS
•
If you are using MAC (Media Access Control) address filtering to limit access to your wireless network, then you
must add the printer MAC address to the list of addresses allowed to connect to the access point.
•
If you set the access point to issue a limited number of IP addresses, then you must change this so that the printer
can be added.
Note: If you do not know how to make these changes, then see the documentation that came with the access
point, or contact the person who set up your wireless network.
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