An example of how an ad-hoc network may be set up, Setting up a multifunction machine, An example of how an ad-hoc – Philips LFF6020W User Manual

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6 - Network features

2827 - SETUP / WLAN / PARAMETERS / SECURITY

This parameter allows you to make your network secure
by setting the encryption method to use in your WLAN
network.

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 PARAMETERS using the keys or and

confirm with OK.

4 Select SECURITY using the keys or and

confirm with OK.

5 Choose WEP, WPA or OFF and confirm with OK.

- If you choose WEP, enter a password:

- In a 64 bit security configuration, the password
must contain five characters exactly.

- In a 128 bit security configuration, the
password must contain 13 characters exactly.

- If you choose WPA, enter a WPA or WPA2

password (min. 8 characters to 63 characters
max.).

The password can contain alphanumerical
characters - numbers and letters - and any other
symbol available on the keypad. The only
invalid character is "

" (euro currency sign).

6 Exit this menu by pressing the

key

.

2828 - SETUP / WLAN / PARAMETERS /

HOSTNAME

The machine name allows you to identify your machine on
the network via a PC (for example with the name "PRINT-
NETWORK-1").

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 PARAMETERS using the keys or and

confirm with OK.

4 Select HOSTNAME using the keys or and

confirm with OK.

5 Type in the desired name (15 characters

maximum) and confirm with OK.

6 Exit this menu by pressing the

key

.

Once your connection has been set up, you must install
the network printer driver on your PC so that you can print
your documents.

Refer to the paragraph Software installation, page 34.

An example of how an AD-HOC network
may be set up

An example of how to configure an Ad-hoc network
without security protection using the following
parameters:

• network name: "house"
• radio type: "ad-hoc"
• channel: "1"
• PC’s IP address: "169.254.0.1"
• PC’s subnetwork mask: "255.255.0.0"
• PC’s gateway: "0.0.0.0"
• IP address of the multifunction machine: "169.254.0.2"
• subnetwork mask of the multifunction machine:

"255.255.0.0"

• multifunction machine’s gateway: "0.0.0.0"

Setting up a multifunction machine

1 Plug the WLAN USB key into the USB connector of

the multifunction machine.

2 Type in , select the menu SETUP using the keys

or and confirm with OK.

3 Select WLAN using the keys or and confirm

with OK.

4 Select CONFIG. ASS. using the keys or and

confirm with OK.

5 Select NEW NETWORK using the keys or

and confirm with OK.

6 SSID appears on the screen, enter "house" using

the numerical keypad and confirm with OK.

7 Select the mode AD-HOC MODE and confirm

with OK.

8 Enter "1" in the field CHANNEL and confirm

with OK.

9 Select OFF and confirm with OK.
10 Select IP CONF.: MANU and confirm with OK.
11 Enter "169.254.0.2" in the field IP ADDRESS and

confirm with OK.

12 Enter "255.255.0.0" in the field SUBNET MASK

and confirm with OK.

13 Enter "0.0.0.0" in the field GATEWAY and confirm

with OK.

14 At the end of this process, you return to the main

menu of ASS. CONFIG.

15 Exit this menu by pressing the

key

.

Once the network has been set up, the LED of the WLAN
USB key should be on.

You must now set up the PC.

Note

You may also enter the password
using the hexadecimal system, if this
is the case:
- For a 64 bit security configuration,
the password must contain exactly
10 hexadecimal characters.

- For a 128 bit security configuration,
the password must contain exactly
26 hexadecimal characters.

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