Connecting the printer to a network
This chapter explains how to set up the printer on a wireless or wired network.
Connecting the printer
Installing and configuring the printer for use on a network lets users at different computers print to a common printer.
There are three methods for connecting the printer:
• Connect the printer to a wireless network. For more information, see “Installing the printer on a wireless network”
on page 35.
• Connect the printer to a wired (Ethernet) network. For more information, see “Installing the printer on a wired
(Ethernet) network” on page 36.
• Connect the printer directly to the computer using a USB cable. For more information, see “Connecting the printer
directly to the computer with a USB cable” on page 37.
Notes:
– If you want to use an external print server, see the documentation that came with the print server for instructions
on installing the device.
– For wireless setup purposes, the printer must be near the computer you will be using to configure it. After
configuration, the printer can be moved to the location where it will reside.
Wireless networking
Information you will need to set up the printer on a wireless
network
To set up the printer for wireless printing, you need to:
• Know the name of your wireless network. This is also known as the Service Set Identifier (SSID).
If you do not know the SSID of the network that your computer is connected to, launch the wireless utility of your
computer’s network adapter and look for the network name, or consult the person who set up your wireless
network.
• Know the password that was used to keep your wireless network secure. This password is also known as the
security key, WEP key, or WPA key.
If your wireless access point (wireless router) is using Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) security, the WEP key should
be:
– Exactly 10 or 26 hexadecimal characters. Hexadecimal characters are A–F, a–f, and 0–9.
– Exactly 5 or 13 ASCII characters. ASCII characters are letters, numbers, punctuations, and symbols found on a
keyboard.
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