4 Press or repeatedly until Print Setup Page appears.
5 Press .
6 Press again.
Pinging the printer
To test whether your computer can communicate properly with your printer on the same network, issue a ping
command.
1 From the desktop, click Start Menu Programs Accessories Command Prompt.
2 Type the command ping followed by the IP address of the device.
3 Press Enter.
• If the printer is on the network and responding to the ping, several lines appear that start with “Reply from”.
• If the printer is not on the network or is not responding, after several seconds “Request timed out.” appears.
If the printer does not respond:
a Print a setup page.
b Check that the printer has an IP address.
c Under Network Card, check that the Status is listed as Connected.
d Check that the computer has an IP Address.
e For additional information, refer to the “Wireless troubleshooting” section of the “Troubleshooting” chapter.
Types of wireless networks
Networks can operate in one of two modes: infrastructure or ad hoc. Lexmark recommends setting up a network in
infrastructure mode using the installation CD that came with the printer.
A wireless network where each device communicates with others through a wireless access point (wireless router)
is set up in infrastructure mode. As is true with an ad hoc network, all devices must have valid IP addresses and
share the same SSID and channel. In addition, they must share the same SSID as the wireless access point (wireless
router).
A simple type of wireless network is one where a PC with a wireless print server communicates directly with a printer
equipped for wireless networking. This mode of communication is called ad hoc. A device in this type of network
must have a valid IP address and be set to ad hoc mode. The wireless print server must also be configured with the
same SSID and channel.
Infrastructure Ad hoc
Characteristics
Communication Through wireless access point (wireless
router)
Directly between devices
Security More security options
Range Determined by range and number of
access points
Restricted to range of individual devices
on network
Speed Usually faster Usually slower
Requirements for all
devices on the network
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