Oki B2500 Series - Manual (Page 39)

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8 - WLAN network
Connect your WLAN adaptor
Your machine belongs to a new generation of terminals
that you can incorporate into a WLAN network using a
WLAN USB key.
1 Plug your WLAN USB key into the USB port of your
machine.
Configure your network
Creating or rejoining a network
Before attempting to use a WLAN adaptor on your
machine, you must enter the parameters that will allow a
WLAN network to recognise your machine.
On your machine you will find simple instructions
that guide you step by step through the set-up of your
network. Just follow them!
281 - SETUP / WLAN / ASS. CONFIG.
1 Type in , select the menu SETUP using the keys
or and confirm with OK.
2 Select WLAN using the keys or and confirm
with OK.
3 Select ASS. CONFIG. using the keys or and
confirm with OK.
4 Select NEW NETWORK using the keys or
and confirm with OK.
5 SSID appears on the screen, enter the name of
your network using the numerical keypad, pressing
the keys one after the other until you obtain the
name you want (32 characters maximum) and
confirm with OK.
6 AD-HOC MODE or INFRA. MODE appear on the
screen. Go back to the beginning of the chapter
and make your choice.
Select one of these modes and confirm with OK.
- If you choose AD-HOC mode, the sub-menu
CHANNEL appears, enter a figure between 1
and 13 and confirm with OK.
7 WITHOUT SECURITY or WITH SECURITY
appear on the screen.
Select the option you want and confirm with OK.
- If you choose WITH SECURITY the sub-menu
WEP KEY 1 appears, enter the key number
(1 to 4 maximum) that you are using on your
network.
8 IP CONF.: MANU or IP CONF.: AUTO appear on
the screen.
If you choose to set up the system manually, go to
the next paragraph and enter the parameters
IP ADDRESS, SUBNET MASK and GATEWAY.
9 At the end of this procedure, you return to the main
menu of ASS. CONFIG.
10 Exit this menu by pressing the key .
Referring to or changing your network
parameters
Each of the parameters of your network may be changed
as your network develops.
2822 - SETUP / WLAN / PARAMETERS / IP
ADDRESS
1 Type in , select the menu SETUP using the keys
or and confirm with OK.
2 Select WLAN using the keys or and confirm
with OK.
Your machine’s network radio adaptor
transmits data using the radio protocol IEEE
802.11g; it can also be incorporated into an
existing IEEE 802.11b network.
When connecting to your machine, only use
the approved adaptor. Other transmitting or
receiving adaptors may damage your device.
Irrespective of whether you use your machine
in an infrastructure or ad-hoc network, you
must set up certain network and security
parameters (for example, the Service-Set-ID
(SSID) and the WEP key). These must match
the network’s specifications.
We recommend that the settings of your
WLAN network should only be changed by a
person with a good knowledge of the
configuration of your computer.
If you choose and exisiting network, steps 5
and 6 ( and possibly 7) are carried out
automatically.
The WEP key number may be configured in
the menu:
29 - SETUP / TECHNICALS / WEP KEYS
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