Samsung CLX-3175FN User Manual

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Getting started

9.

The window shows the wireless network setting and check if settings

are right. Click Next.

For the DHCP method

If the IP address assignment method is DHCP, check if DHCP is

shown in the window. However, if it shows Static, click Change TCP/

IP to change the assignment method to DHCP.

For the Static method

If the IP address assignment method is Static, check if Static is

shown in the window. However, if it shows DHCP, click Change

TCP/IP to enter the IP address and other network configuration

values for the printer. Before entering the IP address for the printer,

you must know the computerís network configuration information. If

the wireless computer is set to DHCP, you must contact the network

administrator to get the static IP address.

Example)
If computer’s network information is as below:

IP address: 169.254.133.42

Subnet Mask: 255.255.0.0

Printer’s network information should be as below:

IP address: 169.254.133. 43 (Use computer’s IP address, with

changed last three digits.)

Subnet Mask: 255.255.0.0 (Use the computer’s subnet mask.)

Gateway: 169.254.133.1 (Change the last three digits from IP

address of your printer to 1.)

10.

The wireless network is connecting according to the network

configuration.

11.

When the wireless network setting is completed, disconnect the USB

cable between the computer and machine.

12.

Select the components to be installed.

After selecting the components, you can also change the printer

name, set the printer to be shared on the network, set the printer as

the default printer, and change the port name of each printer. Click
Next

.

13.

After the installation is finished, a window appears asking you to print

a test page and to register yourself as a user of Samsung Printers in

order to receive information from Samsung. If you desire, select the

corresponding checkbox(es) and click Finish.

Installing the printer on a wireless network with an
Access Point

Preparing items

Ensure you have next items ready.

Access point

Networked computer

Printer Software CD-ROM that provided with your machine

Wireless network printer (your machine)

USB cable

Creating the infrastructure network in Windows

When items are ready, follow the next procedure:
1.

Connect the USB cable provided with your machine.

2.

Turn on your computer, access point and printer.

3.

Put the provided Printer Software CD-ROM into your CD-ROM drive.

4.

The CD-ROM starts automatically and the welcome message shows

on the window. Select a language from the drop-down list and click
Next

.

5.

Select Wireless Setup and click Next.

6.

The software searches the wireless network devices.

7.

After searching, the window shows the wireless network devices.

Select the name (SSID) of access point you are using and click
Next

.

8.

The wireless network security window appears. The window may

differ according to its security mode, WEP or WPA.

In case of WEP

Select Open System or Shared Key for the authentication and enter

WEP security key. Click Next.

WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) is a security protocol preventing

unauthorized access to your wireless network. WEP encrypts the

data portion of each packet exchanged on a wireless network using

a 64-bit or 128-bit WEP encryption key.

In case of WPA

Enter the WPA shared key and click Next.

WPA authorizes and identifies users based on a secret key that

changes automatically at regular intervals. WPA also uses TKIP

(Temporal Key Integrity Protocol) and AES (Advanced Encryption

Standard) for data encryption.

9.

The window shows the wireless network setting and check if settings

are right. Click Next.

For the DHCP method

If the IP address assignment method is DHCP, check if DHCP is

shown in the window. However, if it shows Static, click Change TCP/

IP to change the assignment method to DHCP.

For the Static method

If the IP address assignment method is Static, check if Static is

shown in the window. However, if it shows DHCP, click Change

TCP/IP to enter the IP address and other network configuration

If the searching has failed, you may check if the USB cable is

connected between the computer and printer properly, and

follow the instruction on the window.

When you set the wireless configuration manually, click
Advanced Setting

.

Network Name

: Type the SSID of wireless computer, the

SSID is case-sensitive.

Operation Mode

: Select Infrastructure.

Authentication

: Select an authentication type.

Open System

: Authentication is not used, and encryption

may or may not be used, depending on the need for data

security.
Shared Key

: Authentication is used. A device that has a

proper WEP key which can access the network.
WPA Personal

or WPA2 Personal: Select this option to

authenticate the print server based on WPA Pre-Shared

Key. This uses a shared secret key (generally called Pre

Shared Key passphrase) which is manually configured on

the access point and each of its clients.

Encryption

: Select the encryption. (None, WEP64,

WEP128, TKIP, AES, TKIP AES)

Network Key

: Enter the encryption network key value.

Confirm Network Key

: Confirm the encryption network key

value.

WEP Key Index

: It is enabled when WEP is set for

Encryption

after selecting Open System or Shared Key.

Enter the WEP key.

After setting in Advanced Setting, go to the step 9.

The wireless network security window does not appear when

the access point has no security setting.

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