For wizard mode – Lexmark MARKNET N8050 User Manual

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Using the Wireless Setup Utility

6

For Wizard Mode

In Wizard mode, the Lexmark Wireless Setup Utility gathers wireless information from the computer
the printer is connected to. The results of this query determine the process for selecting the correct
SSID.

1

Select the appropriate Network Name (SSID).

Wireless Configurations Found on Your Computer

If existing wireless configurations are found on the computer, select the appropriate

Network Name (SSID)

from the list, click

Next

, and go to step 2.

If the correct network name is not in the list, select the

I want to enter a different

configuration

radio button, click

Next

, and go to

Wireless Networks Available in Your

Area

.

Wireless Networks Available in Your Area

If existing wireless configurations are not found on the computer, the setup utility scans
for available wireless networks. Select the appropriate

Network Name (SSID)

from the

list, click

Next

, and go to step 2.

If the correct network name is not in the list, select the

I want to enter a different

network name

radio button, click

Next

, and go to step 3 under

Entering alternate

network settings

.

2

Select the appropriate security method, and then click

Next

. If no security was detected, go

to step 4.

3

Enter the appropriate security key(s) for the network, and then click

Next

.

4

Check each network attribute on the summary screen to make sure that the settings are
correct. If the settings are correct, click

Next

to apply these settings to the print server.

Note:

Clicking

Next

will prompt the setup utility to verify wireless communication with the

printer. This verification process can take up to 120 seconds. If you are sure that
the wireless settings displayed on the screen are correct, and you do not want to
initiate the wireless verification process, or if the print server is being configured for
use on a network that is not immediately available to either the printer or the
configuring computer, click the

Do not verify the print server can join the

network

check box to skip the wireless verification test, and go to step 6.

5

Verify that the print server can communicate over the network.

If the print server was successfully configured and is available on the network, click

Finish

to close the Setup Utility.

If the print server was not able to join the wireless network, click

View Settings

to verify

that the wireless settings are correct, select the appropriate option, and click

Next

.

6

Disconnect the USB cable from both the computer and the printer.

7

Remove the

MarkNet N8050 Utilities

CD from your computer, insert your printer drivers CD or

printer software CD, and proceed to

Installing the printer on the network

.

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