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Wireless LAN

This section describes the user tools in the Wireless LAN menu under Interface Settings.

[Wireless LAN] is displayed when this machine is installed with the wireless LAN interface board.

Be sure to make all settings simultaneously.

Communication Mode

Specifies the communication mode of the wireless LAN.

The default setting is [Infrastructure Mode].

SSID Setting

Specifies SSID to distinguish the access point in [Infrastructure Mode] or [802.11 Ad-hoc Mode].

The characters that can be used are ASCII 0x20-0x7e (32 bytes).

If blank is specified in [802.11 Ad-hoc Mode], "ASSID" appears.

Ad-hoc Channel

Specify the channel to use when [802.11 Ad-hoc Mode] has been selected. Set the channel that matches the type of wireless LAN being used.

The following channels are available:

  • IEEE 802.11a/b/g Wireless LAN

    • Frequency range:

      2400-2497 MHz ([1] - [13] channels)

      5150-5350 MHz ([36], [40], [44], and [48] channels)

  • IEEE 802.11b/g Wireless LAN

    • Frequency range:

      2412-2462 MHz ([1] - [11] channels)

The default setting is [11].

The channel in use might differ depending on the country.

Security Method

Specifies the encryption of the wireless LAN.

The default setting is [Off].

If you select [WEP], always enter [WEP] key. If you select [WPA], specify the encryption and authentication methods.

Specify WPA, when [Communication Mode] is set to [Infrastructure Mode].

  • WEP

    If you select [WEP], enter [WEP] key.

    When using 64 bit WEP, up to 10 characters can be used for hexadecimal and up to five characters for ASCII. When using 128 bit WEP, up to 26 characters can be used for hexadecimal and up to 13 characters for ASCII.

    The number of characters that can be entered is limited to 10 or 26 for hexadecimal and 5 or 13 for ASCII.

  • WPA

    • WPA Encryption Method

      Select either [TKIP] or [CCMP (AES)].

    • WPA Authent. Method

      Select either [WPA-PSK], [WPA], [WPA2-PSK], or [WPA2].

      If you selected [WPA-PSK] or [WPA2-PSK], enter the Pre-Shared Key (“PSK”) of 8- 63 characters in ASCII code.

      When [WPA] or [WPA2] are selected, authentication settings and certificate installation settings are required. For details about setting methods, see "Configuring IEEE 802.1X (WPA/WPA2)".

Wireless LAN Signal

When using in infrastructure mode, you can check the machine's radio wave status using the control panel.

Radio wave status is displayed when you press [Wireless LAN Signal].

Restore Factory Defaults

You can return the wireless LAN settings to their defaults.

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