Wireless network setup – Dell B1163/W Multifunction Mono Laser Printer User Manual

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Wireless network setup

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2. Using a Network-Connected Machine

Confirm Network Key: Confirm the encryption network key value.

WEP Key Index: If you are using WEP Encryption, select the appropriate
WEP Key Index.

The wireless network security window appears when the ad hoc network
has security setting.

The wireless network security window appears. Select Open System or
Shared Key for the authentication and 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.

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The Confirm Wireless Network Settings window appears. Click the
settings and click Next.

If you want to change TCP/IP settings, click Change TCP/IP

Before entering the IP address for the machine, you must know the
computer’s network configuration information. If the computer’s network
configuration is set to DHCP, the wireless network setting should also be
DHCP. Likewise, if the computer’s network configuration is set to Static, the
wireless network setting should also be Static.

If your computer is set to DHCP and you want to use the Static wireless
network setting, you must contact the network administrator to get the
static IP address.

Receive IP address automatically (DHCP)

If the IP address assignment method is DHCP, check if DHCP is shown in
the Confirm Wireless Network Settings window. If it shows Static, click
Change TCP/IP to change the assignment method to Receive IP
address automatically (DHCP)
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Use static address

If the IP address assignment method is Static, check if Static is shown in
the Confirm Wireless Network Settings window. If it shows DHCP, click
Change TCP/IP to enter the IP address and other network configuration
values for the machine.

For example:

If the computer’s network information is as shown follows:

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IP address: 169.254.133.42

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Subnet Mask: 255.255.0.0

Then, the machine’s network information should be as below:

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IP address: 169.254.133.43

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

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Gateway: 169.254.133.1

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