Wireless network environment
6.
3
Network Printer Card, a root certificate must be in the form
of Base64 Encoded X.509 with a .cer extension and be less
than 3,072 bytes.
•
Client Certificate
: A client certificate is used to validate the
identity of the Samsung Network Printer Card from a
network authentication server, such as RADIUS, while the
EAP-TLS authentication method is performed. To be installed
on the Samsung Network Printer Card, a client certificate
must be in the form of PKCS #12 / Personal Information
Exchange with a .pfx extension and be less than 3,072
bytes.
Before configuring the print
server
The Samsung Wireless Network Printer Card has two LEDs to
show the network connection status. When you configure the
wireless settings on your print server, please refer to these
LEDs to make sure that a network connection is functioning.
NOTE
: If the operation mode is set to Ad hoc and the Link LED
lights red, it means that the print server is or can be another
Ad hoc station.
LED Status Description
Activity LED Off Power off or system error
On System error
Blinking Normal
Link LED Off Not linked to a network
Green on Linked to a wired LAN
Red on Linked to a wireless LAN.
Orange on Linked to both wired and
wireless LANs.
Link LED
Activity LED
You can check the current network settings with the Network
Configuration page. For details, please refer to the printer
user's guide.
• Check for the currently selected operation mode: Ad hoc or
Infrastructure
• Check for the SSID. Make sure that the print server SSID
matches the SSID of the network. The SSID is case-
sensitive.
•Check for the
Line Quality
item on the Network Printer Card
Test page. If the quality is low or very low, improve the
quality of network connections by removing obstacles,
moving the wireless device closer to the printer, or adjusting
the antenna direction.
Wireless settings
The Samsung network print server provides two solutions to
configure wireless network settings:
• SyncThru Web Service: This method is suitable for users who
can use a wired network. In order to use this method, you
must connect the Samsung print server to a local network
using an Ethernet cable.
• Printer control panel: This method is suitable for users who
can use the printer control panel menus. To use this method,
refer to the printer user's guide.
Configuration explained in this sections is based on SyncThru
Web Service. Before configuring wireless network parameters,
make sure of the following, depending on your situation:
• The Wireless Printer Network Card and antenna are installed
in the print server. If they are not, the
Wireless
menu will
not be displayed on SyncThru Web Service.
• Connect the Samsung print server to your wired network
using an Ethernet cable.
• The print server's IP address is configured as an IP address
available on your network.
To access SyncThru Web Service:
1
Run your web browser.
2
Enter the print server's IP address in the URL field and
click
Go
.
3
Select
Network Settings
Æ
Wireless
.
