Lexmark MarkNet N8050 Bedienungsanleitung

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Contents iii Contents Chapter 1: Getting started ........................... ........................ .......... 1 Unpacking yo ur print server ....... ........... ......... ......... ......... ......... .......... ......... .. 1 Insta lling the inte rnal wire less prin t ser ver in y our print er ..... ..... .... .... ....... .... . 1 Safet y info[...]

Contents iv Glossary ......... .................................... ........................ .................... 21[...]

Getting sta rted 1 1 Getting started Unpacking your prin t server Installing the internal wireless p rint server in yo ur printer Before i nstalli ng the wir eless pri nt server , make sure the pr inter h as been set up corr ectly . • The toner or print cart ridges are instal led. • Paper is loaded. Numb er Description 1 MarkNet™ N8050 In ter[...]

Safety informat ion 2 • The printer is powered of f. Note: The process used for installing the int ernal wirel ess print server in your printer may vary between dif feren t print ers. See t he “Instal ling Opt ions” sect ion of the printer documentat io n for inform ati on on installing wir eless print server option cards . Attaching the wire[...]

Minim u m re quir e me nts for se tup 3 Minimum requ irem ent s for setup • The MarkNet N8050 Inte rnal Wireles s Prin t Server • An existing wirel ess net work • A supported print er • The drivers or pr inter softwa re CD that came wit h your printer When configuri ng the pri nt server with the Lexmark Wirele ss Setup Util it y (r ecommend[...]

Config ur ing t he intern al wirel ess pr int server 4 2 Configuring the internal wireless print server Configuratio n o verview After the inte r nal wireless pr int server has been instal led in a printer , there are two ways the print server c an be con figured f or use on a wireless network : Configurin g the p rint ser ver using the Wireless Se[...]

Using the Wir ele ss Se tup Utility 5 Using the Wireless Setup U tility 1 Make sure the print er is turned on and has power . 2 Connect the printer to your computer usi ng a USB cabl e. 3 When the New Hardware Wizard appears, cli ck Cancel . 4 Inse rt t he MarkNet N8050 Util itie s CD. The CD launches automatically . 5 Click Inst all MarkNet N8050 [...]

Using the Wir ele ss Se tup Utility 6 For Wizard Mode In Wizard mode, the Lexmark Wirel e ss Setup Uti lity gath ers wi reless infor mation from the compu ter the printe r is connected to. The results of thi s query determine th e process for sele ct ing the correct SSID. 1 Select t he appropri ate Network Name (SSID). Wireless Conf igurations Foun[...]

Using the Wir ele ss Se tup Utility 7 Entering alternat e network settings Once the Wireless Setu p Utility has coll e cte d and displayed the exist ing wireless se tt ings, if the network confi guration you want to use i s not available, you ha ve the opti on to enter a dif ferent network co nfigurati on. 1 After the Setup Wiza rd performs the sit[...]

Using the Wir ele ss Se tup Utility 8 10 V erify tha t the pr int server can communicat e over the network. • If the prin t server was successfu lly configur ed and is availabl e on the network, clic k Finish to c lose the Set up Util ity . • If the prin t server was not able to joi n the wireless net work, click V iew S ettings to verify that [...]

Using the Wir ele ss Se tup Utility 9 5 Select the appro priate encrypt ion for the network. The ty pe of encryption th at can be used is dependent on the authent ication type that was selected in step 4. For Open: • No Encryption • WEP For Shared: • WEP For WP A Personal: • TKIP For 802.1x –RADIUS: • No Encryption • WEP (dynamic k ey[...]

Using the Wir ele ss Se tup Utility 10 3 Click OK to retur n to the Advanced Mode home screen, and continue with ste p 7 of the advanced mode instruc ti ons. • If PEAP is selected as the authenti cation mechani sm: 1 Enter an appropriate username and password f or the 802. 1x–RADIUS authenti cation server . 2 Confirm the password. 3 Click Inst [...]

Installing the p rinter on the ne twork 11 Configurin g WEP enc ryption 1 Enter the appropr iate WEP key(s). WEP encry ption requir es at least one WEP key , but can include up to four . 2 Select t he default WEP transmit key . 3 Click OK to retur n to the Advanced Mode home screen, and proceed to step 8 of the advanced mode instruc ti ons. Configu[...]

Installing the p rinter on the ne twork 12 Installing a n etwork printer on additional network computers If you are install ing the network print er for use with multipl e comp uters on the network, repeat the Install ing the printer on the network pr ocess for each computer that wil l have access to the printer . The wireless pri nt server does no[...]

Changing the wi reless pr int serv er setting s 13 3 Changing the wireless print server settings The easiest way to change set tings in t he wire less print server i s through the embedded W eb server . For this to work, the pri nter must be successf ully instal l ed on the network. 1 Enter th e IP add ress of t he print er in a browser window . Th[...]

Trouble shooting 14 4 T roubleshooting Use this section to solve problems you may have whi le sett ing up the inte rnal wir eless prin t server . The MarkNet N8050 Utilities CD does not la unch au tomatically 1 Close all open softwar e programs. 2 Reinsert th e MarkNet N8050 Utilities CD. If the set up uti lity screen appears , continue your setup [...]

The printer was unable to jo in the netwo rk 15 • Pre-Shared key (f or i nfrastruct ur e mode only) — Between 8 and 63 ASCII characters The printer was un able to join the network There are many factor s that can prevent the print server from jo ining the network. He re are some of the most common troubles hooting options : • V erify tha t th[...]

My netw ork print er does not print 16 My network prin ter do es not pr int • Make sure the print er power i s on. • Check the printe r status. • Make sure the network is operat ing properly . See the network docume ntat ion, or contact your network support per son if you are not sure that your network is oper ating correctl y . • Make sure[...]

Manual conf igur ation 17 5 Manual configuration The MarkNet N8050 intern al wirel ess pri nt server is shi pped with default se tt ings that let you configur e it in Ad-Hoc mode by accessing the embedded W eb page of the print serv er . Because this conf iguration metho d does not use the Wireless Setup Util ity or a direct USB connection t o the [...]

Config ur ing t he print s erver in Ad -Hoc mo de 18 3 Change the current wi rel ess network parameter s to the followi ng value s: 4 Check the IP address of the pr int er . The print er will be assigned a n IP addr ess throug h the AutoI P method. Thi s address s hould be in t he range of 169.254. Ac cess the pr inter IP address by one of the fol [...]

Config ur ing t he print s erver in Ad -Hoc mo de 19 9 Under Network /Ports, cl ick W ireless . 10 Change the li st ed network setti ngs to mat ch the wir el ess networ k t hat the pr inter will be u sed on, including: • SSID • BSS type • Channel Number (Ad-Hoc only ) • Wireless Secur it y Mode • Encrypti on Mode (If appl i cable) The SSI[...]

Confi guring t he pri nt server using t he pri nter ope rator panel 20 T o request and install a new Signed Certificat e 1 Under Certif ic ate Configurat ion, click Update The Certi ficate Sign ing Request. 2 Enter the appropr iate certi fi cate informat io n. 3 Click Update Cert ificate Signing Reque st . 4 Under Cert ificate Signing Reques t, cli[...]

21 Glossary 802.1x–RADIUS. A user au thenticati on proto col used in conj unction with a RADIUS authentic ation se rver . Ad-Hoc network. A stan d-alone or peer -to-peer n etwork i n which wi rele ss devi ces communic ate di rectly with on e another without us ing a w ireless a ccess poi nt or bas e station . ASCII. A standard ch aracter set cons[...]

Glossary 22 DHCP . Dynami c Host Configura tion P rotocol, a p rotocol for ass igning d ynamic I P addres ses to d evices on a network. With dynam ic addres sing, a de vice can automati call y reques t an IP addre ss every ti me it co nnects to the netw ork. This me ans th at a new device can be add ed to a network witho ut hav ing to manu ally as [...]

Glossary 23 Static k ey . A pr e-determi ned sec urity key that is as signed to a devi ce or user for authe nticatio n purpos es. Subnet. A portion o f a network that shar es a com mon addr ess com ponent. On TCP/I P networks, subne ts are define d as all dev ices wh ose IP ad dresses have the same pr efix. F or example , all d evices wit h IP ad d[...]

Statement of Limited W a rranty for Mark Net N80 50 Lexmark International, Inc. Lexington, KY This limited warranty applies to the United States and Canada . For cust omers outside the U.S., refer to the country-spec ific warranty information that came with your product. This limited warranty applies to this product only if it was originally purcha[...]

Certification ID: W003404 This certificate represent s the capabilities and features that have passe d the intero perabilit y testing governed by the Wi-Fi Alliance. Detail ed descri ptions of these feat ures can be fou nd at www.wi-fi.org/certificate Certification Date: March 30, 2005 Category : Wireless Printers and Print Servers Company: Lexmark[...]