Using a wireless network(clx-3175fw only), 29 using a wireless network(clx-3175fw only) – Samsung CLX-3170FN User Manual

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USING A WIRELESS NETWORK(CLX-3175FW ONLY)

You must configure the appropriate network parameters to use your printer
in a wireless network. To do this, you can use both control panel and

SyncThru Web Service, an embedded web site of your printer. This

section gives you basic information on 802.11b/g network parameters which
can be configured from the control panel.
You can retrieve basic settings by selecting a wireless network or manually
configure them as you need.

1. Press Menu on the control panel until you see Network on the bottom

line of the display and press OK.

2. Press the left/right arrow until Wireless appears and press OK.
3. Press the left/right arrow until WLAN Setting appears and press OK.
4. Press the left/right arrow to select the setup method you want appears

and press OK.

Wizard: The wireless network interface card in your printer
searches for wireless networks in the area and shows the results.

Custom: You can configure the wireless settings according to your

needs.

Wizard mode

1. The wireless network interface card on your machine searches for

wireless network in the area and shows the results.

2. Press the left/right arrow to select a network you want to use in Search

List and press OK.

3. When WLAN Security None appears on the display, press OK to save

your selection. go to step 6.
If you see another messages, go on to the next step.

4. According to the network you select, WLAN security encryption type will

be WEP or WPA.

In case of WEP, Press the left/right arrow to selcet Open System or

SharedKey.

- Open System: Authentication is not used, and Encryption may or
may not be used, depending on the need for data security. Enter

the WEP Key using alphanumeric after selecting Open System.

- SharedKey: Authentication is used. A device that has a proper
WEP Key can access the network. Enter the WEP Key using

alphanumeric after selecting SharedKey.

In case of WPA, Enter the WPA Key using alphanumerics. The Key

length should be between 8 to 63 characters long.

5. Press OK.
6. Press Stop/Clear to return to ready mode.

Custom mode

1. Press OK when Edit SSID appears on the bottom line of the display.
2. Enter the SSID when Edit SSID appears on the top line of the display,

the name that identifies a wireless network. SSID is case-sensitive so
you need to enter it carefully. Press OK.

3. Select the type of wireless connections. Press the left/right arrow to

select the method of Operation Mode you want and press OK.

Ad-hoc: Allows wireless devices to communicate directly with each
other in a peer-to-peer environment. Go to step 4.

Infrastructure: Allows wireless devices to communicate with each
other through an access point. Go to step 5.

4. Press the left/right arrow to select the method of Channel you want and

press OK. If you select Auto, the wireless network interface card on your

machine will automatically adjust the channels.

5. Press the left/right arrow to select the method of WLAN Security you

want and press OK.

None: This is used when the validation of a wireless device’s identity

and data encryption are not required for your network. Open system

is used for IEEE 802.11 authentication.

Static WEP: This uses the WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy)
algorithm suggested by IEEE 802.11 standard for security. Static

WEP security mode requires a proper WEP key for data encryption,

decryption, and IEEE 802.11 authentication. Press the left/right
arrow to select the setup method you want in Authentication and

press OK.
- Open System: Authentication is not used, and encryption may or

may not be used, depending on the need for data security. Enter the
WEP Key using alphanumeric after select Open System and then

press OK.
- SharedKey: Authentication is used. A device that has a proper

WEP key can access the network. Enter the WEP Key using
alphanumeric after selecting SharedKey and then press OK.

WPA-PSK or WPA2-PSK: You can select WPA-PSK or WPA2-PSK
to authenticate the print server based on WPA Pre-Shared Key. This

uses a shared secret key (generally called Pre Shared Key

passphrase) that is manually configured on the access point and
each of its clients. This is suitable for users who want to use WPA

but do not have a RADIUS server installed on their network.

a. Press OK when WPA-PSK or WPA2-PSK appears on the bottom

line of the display.

b. Press the left/right arrow to select TKIP or AES in Encryption and

press OK. If you select WPA2-PSK, press the left/right arrow to

select AES or TKIP + AES in Encryption and press OK.

c. Enter the WPA Key using alphanumeric and press OK.

6. When you have finished, press Stop/Clear to return to the ready mode.

If you do not know about your wireless environment, please ask the
network administrator.

Key

HEXADECIMAL FORMAT

ASCII FORMAT

64-bit WEP

10 digits (0 ~9, A~F)

5 Alphanumeric

characters

128-bit WEP

26 digits (0 ~9, A~F)

13 Alphanumeric

characters

In Ad-Hoc mode, even if the network cable is connected, your
printer will use the wireless interface.

WPA-PSK or WPA2-PSK are not displayed In Ad-Hoc mode.

If you select Infrastructure in Operation Mode, you must

disconnect the network cable to activate wireless network after
completing the network setting.

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