TROY Group EtherWind 802.11b - Manual (Page 48)

server without an access point. See the documentation for your wireless
adapter for details.
◗ If you are using WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) encryption or security on
your wireless network, you will need to temporarily disable WEP on your PC
in order to configure the print server. If you are using an access point with
WEP enabled and it does not allow non-wep clients to communicate with
other non-wep clients, then you will also need to temporarily change the wire-
less mode of your computer to Ad-hoc (802.11) mode. Note: If no computers
on your network can be set to Ad-hoc mode, you will need to temporarily dis-
able WEP on your access point. When you are done configuring the print
server, you can re-enable WEP on your computer and change the wireless
mode back if necessary.
◗ If you want to use WEP encryption or password protect your wireless network,
and your wireless adapter or access point normally uses a password or
passphrase instead of WEP, it should allow you to enter 0x followed by a ten
digit (for 40-bit or 64-bit WEP) or twenty-six digit (for 128-bit WEP) key in
hexadecimal format (0-9 or A-F).
◗ If you are experiencing slow performance or are having intermittent problems
connecting, try changing the RF channel of your wireless network. This can be
done in the WP-Admin Wireless Server Configuration screen for the print
server. See your wireless adapter and/or access point documentation for more.
You will want to change it to at least 3 channels lower or higher than any
other wireless networks within range.
Troubleshooting Network Configuration
◗ If you are using TCP/IP, make sure that your computer and the print server are
on the same IP segment or can reach each other with a PING command from
the host. The IP Address you assign to the print server must be on the same
logical network as your host computers (e.g., if your computer has an IP
address of 192.189.207.3, the EtherWind™ print server should have an IP of
192.189.207.x, where x is an integer between 1 and 254), or you must proper-
ly configure your router address to work with the print server.
◗ If your print server is set to Auto or DHCP for obtaining an IP Address, it’s
possible the print server’s IP Address can change. Either configure your DHCP
Server to give the print server a permanent lease, or configure the print server
to be on a STATIC address outside the scope of DHCP addresses.
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