Lexmark 20E All in One Printer User Manual


 
Advanced wireless setup
Creating an ad hoc wireless network
You can set up an ad hoc network if you:
Do not have an access point or wireless router.
Do not have a wireless network (but do have a wireless network adapter for your computer).
Want to set up a standalone network between the printer and a computer with a wireless network adapter.
Notes:
Before you begin, make sure your wireless network adapter is properly attached to your computer and is
working.
The recommended way to set up your wireless network is to use an access point (wireless router). This network
setup is called infrastructure network.
If your computer has My WiFi or Wi
Fi Direct, then you can create direct connections to your wireless printer.
For more information, see the documentation that came with your computer.
The printer can communicate on only one wireless network at a time. Configuring the printer for an ad hoc
wireless network will keep it from working on any other wireless network, either ad hoc or infrastructure.
In Windows Vista or later
1
Click > Control Panel > Network and Internet > Network and Sharing Center.
2 Click Set up a connection or network > Set up a wireless adhoc (computertocomputer) network > Next.
3 Follow the instructions for setting up a wireless ad hoc network.
As part of the setup:
a Create a network name or SSID for the network between the computer and your printer.
b Write down the name of your network. Make sure you copy it exactly, including any capital letters.
c From the Security Type list, select WEP or WPA2Personal, and then create a WEP key or WPA/WPA2 pre-shared
key/passphrase.
WEP keys must be:
Exactly 10 or 26 hexadecimal characters
or
Exactly 5 or 13 ASCII characters
WPA/WPA2 pre-shared keys/passphrases must be:
Exactly 64 hexadecimal characters
or
From 8 to 63 ASCII characters
Notes:
Hexadecimal characters are A–F, a–f, and 0–9.
ASCII characters are letters, numbers, and symbols found on a keyboard. ASCII characters in a
WPA/WPA2 pre-shared key/passphrase are casesensitive.
d Write down the password for your network. Make sure you copy it exactly, including any capital letters.
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