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8.

The

Wireless Settings

screen will appear. In the

SSID

field, enter your wireless network’s SSID or name. This

is the unique name shared by all devices in a wireless network. The SSID is case-sensitive and should have

32 characters or fewer.

Select the channel at which the network broadcasts its wireless signal (available only if you selected Ad-Hoc

for the Network Type setting).

The Network Type setting shows a choice of two wireless modes. Select

Infrastructure

if you want the

PrintServer to communicate using an access point or wireless router. Select

Ad-Hoc

if you want the

PrintServer to communicate without using an access point or wireless router.

Click the

Next

button to continue.

Figure 4-7: Wireless Settings

Ad-hoc:

a group of wireless devices

communicating directly to each other (peer-to-

peer) without the use of an access point.

Infrastructure:

configuration in which a

wireless network is bridged to a wired network

via an access point.

SSID:

your wireless network’s name.

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9.

The

Wireless Security Settings

screen, shown in Figure 4-8, will appear. If you want to enable WEP encryption

for greater wireless security, select the level of WEP encryption,

64 Bit Keys

or

128 Bit Keys

, and then enter

a Passphrase. If you use a Passphrase, a WEP key will be automatically generated after you click the Next

button. The Passphrase is case-sensitive and should have 16 alphanumeric characters or fewer. It must

match the passphrase of your wireless network and is compatible with Linksys wireless products only. (You

will have to enter the WEP key(s) manually on any non-Linksys wireless products.)

If you want to enter the WEP key manually, then leave the

Passphrase

field blank; you will be able to enter a

WEP key on the following screen. If you want to disable WEP encryption, keep the default,

Disabled

.

Click the

Next

button to continue.

Figure 4-8: Wireless Security Settings

Passphrase:

used much like a password, a

passphrase simplifies the WEP encryption

process by automatically generating the WEP

encryption for Linksys products.

WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy):

a method

of encrypting data transmitted on a wireless

network for greater security.

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10. If you entered a Passphrase, you will see the automatically generated WEP key on the following screen, as

shown in Figure 4-9. Otherwise, enter the WEP key manually in the field provided. If you are using 64-bit WEP

encryption, then the key must consist of exactly 10 hexadecimal characters. If you are using 128-bit WEP

encryption, then the key must consist of exactly 26 hexadecimal characters. Valid hexadecimal characters

are “0”-“9” and “A”-“F”. Click

Next

.

11. The

Confirmation

screen will appear. See Figure 4-10. Your old and new settings will be displayed. If you

want to make a change, click

No

and you will exit the Setup Wizard; you will have to start the Setup Wizard

again. If the settings are correct and you want to save the changes, click

Yes

.

Figure 4-10: Confirmation

Figure 4-9: Wireless Security Settings - WEP Key

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12. The

Congratulations

screen, shown in Figure 4-11, will appear. The setup is complete.

You will need to install the driver next. Click

User Install

at the bottom of the

Congratulations

screen, and go

to “Chapter 5: Windows Driver Installation.”

Figure 4-11: Congratulations

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Chapter 5: Windows Driver Installation

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Chapter 5: Windows Driver Installation

Overview

This section installs the PrintServer’s software on your Windows 98, Me, 2000, or XP computers so they can use

the PrintServer for print jobs. (The PrintServer is fully compatible with Windows 98, Me, 2000, and XP.)

At this point, you must have the following:

•

the PrintServer hardware installed on your network. If not, see “Chapter 3: Connecting the PrintServer.”

•

TCP/IP installed on each of your computers.

•

an IP address assigned to each of the computers on your network.

•

an IP address assigned to the PrintServer by you or your network router. By default the PrintServer has DHCP

enabled so the network router will automatically assign an IP address. If you need to manually assign an IP

address, run the Setup Wizard on the Setup CD-ROM or go to “Chapter 7: Bi-Admin Management.”

It is assumed that your CD-ROM drive’s letter name is designated as “D”.

If your CD-ROM drive is named another

letter, replace all instances of “D” with the appropriate letter.

If you need to install the PrintServer’s driver on computers without a CD-ROM drive, you can create a setup disk

by using a computer with a CD-ROM drive to copy the contents of D:\Driver\PTP onto a floppy disk.

Installation

1.

Make sure you have no programs or applications running on your computer.

2.

If you haven’t already done so, insert the Setup CD-ROM into the computer’s CD-ROM drive. The Setup CD-

ROM should run automatically. If it does not, click the

Start

button and choose

Run

. In the field that appears,

enter

D:\setupWizard.exe

(if “D” is the letter of your CD-ROM drive).

3.

When you see Figure 5-1, click

User Install

to continue. Click

Exit

to end the installation.

Figure 5-1: Welcome

HAVE YOU:

already set up your printer? Linksys

recommends that you set up your printer and

install your printer’s driver before you install the

PrintServer’s driver.

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