Dell 2130cn User Guide
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7. Verify that the Network (Wireless) section exists. 8. Insert the Drivers and Utilities CD provided with the printer. The setup_assist.exe file launches automatically. 9. Click the How to Install Options button on the Easy Setup Navigator window. The How to Install Options window opens. 10. Click the Wireless Printer Adapter button and click Skip Video , to set printers SSID.
The Wireless Settings Tool window opens. Follow on screen instructions. Determining the Wireless Network Settings You need to know the settings for the wireless network to set up the wireless printer. For details of the settings, contact your network administrator. Wireless Installation using Wireless Settings Tool Scene 1. Install a printer to the already - operating wireless network (When wireless setting is already set to your computer) 1. Connect the printer to your computer using USB cable. 2. Insert the Drivers and Utilities CD into your computer to start Easy Setup Navigator . NOTE: For more information to configuring the Wireless Printer Adapter see Wireless Installation using Wireless Settings Tool . Wireless Settings SSID Specifies the name that identifies the wireless network. Up to 32 alphanumeric characters. Network Type Specifies the network type from Ad - hoc or Infrastructure. Security Settings Security Selects the security method from No security, WEP, WPA - PSK TKIP and WPA2 - PSK - AES / WPA - PSK - AES. Transmit Key Specifies the transmit key from the list. WEP Key Specified the WEP key set used through the wireless network only when WEP is selected for Security. Pass Phrase Specifies the pass phrase of alphanumeric characters from 8 to 63 bytes long only when WPA - PSK is selected for Encryption. NOTE: The optional wireless printer adapter must be installed on the printer. NOTE: If the CD does not automatically launch, click start ® All Programs (for Windows Vista only) ® Accessories (for Windows Vista only) ® Run , and then type D:\setup_assist.exe (where D is the drive letter of your CD), and then click OK .
3. Press How to Install Options button. 4. Press Wireless Printer Adapter . 5. Press Skip video to launch the wireless settings tool. 6. In the list on the Select Printer screen, select the target printer that you are making wireless setting for, and then click Next . 7. On the Enter Wireless Network Settings screen, set each wireless setting item, and then click Next . 8. On the Select IP Mode screen, select the IP mode you want to setup, and then click Next . When IPv4 Only is selected: On the Enter IPv4 Address Settings screen, set each setting item, and then click Send to send the wireless settings to the printer. When IPv6 Only is selected: On the Enter IPv6 Address Settings screen, set each setting item, and then click Send to send the wireless settings to the printer. When Dual Stack (both IPv4 and IPv6) is selected: a. On the Enter IPv4 Address Settings screen, set each setting item, and then click Next . b. On the Enter IPv6 Address Settings screen, set each setting item, and then click Send to send the wireless settings to the printer. 9. On the Complete Wireless Settings screen, click Finish to complete the wireless setting and close the wireless settings tool. Scene 2. Construct new wireless network environment for both computer and printer (When wireless setting needs to be set to your computer) 1. Connect the printer to your computer using USB cable. 2. Insert the Drivers and Utilities CD into your computer to start Easy Setup Navigator . 3. Press How to Install Options button. 4. Press Wireless Printer Adapter . 5. Press Skip video to launch the wireless settings tool. 6. In the list on the Select Printer screen, select the target printer that you are making wireless setting for, and then click Next . 7. On the Enter Wireless Network Settings screen, set each wireless setting item, and then click Next . 8. On the Select IP Mode screen, select the IP mode you want to setup, and then click Next . When IPv4 Only is selected: On the Enter IPv4 Address Settings screen, set each setting item, and then click Send to send the wireless settings to the printer. When IPv6 Only is selected: On the Enter IPv6 Address Settings screen, set each setting item, and then click Send to send the wireless settings to the printer. When Dual Stack (both IPv4 and IPv6) is selected: a. On the Enter IPv4 Address Settings screen, set each setting item, and then click Next . b. On the Enter IPv6 Address Settings screen, set each setting item, and then click Send to send the wireless settings to the printer. 9. On the Complete Wireless Settings screen, click Finish to complete the wireless setting and close the wireless settings tool. 10. Create the wireless setting sent to the printer on your computer following the steps below. NOTE: If the CD does not automatically launch, click start ® All Programs (for Windows Vista only) ® Accessories (for Windows Vista only) ® Run , and then type D:\setup_assist.exe (where D is the drive letter of your CD), and then click OK . NOTE: If your computer provides a wireless printer adapter tool, change the wireless settings using this tool. Or you can change the wireless settings using the tool provided by the operating system. See the instructions below.
For Windows XP and Windows Server 2003: a. Select Network Connections from Control Panel. b. Right - click Wireless Network Connection and select Properties . c. Select the Wireless Networks tab. d. Ensure the check box for Use Windows to configure my wireless network settings is checked. e. Click Advanced . f. Do either of the following: When wireless ad - hoc mode is set to the printer: Select Computer to Computer (ad hoc) networks only and close the Advanced dialog box. When wireless infrastructure mode is set to the printer: Select Access point (Infrastructure) networks only and close the Advanced dialog box. g. Click Add to display Wireless network properties. h. Enter the setting that you send to the printer and click OK . i. Click Move up to move the setting to the top of the list. j. Click OK to close the Property dialog box. For Windows Vista: a. Open Control Panel . b. Select Network and Internet . c. Select Network and Sharing Center . d. Select Connect to a network . e. Select the setting you send to the printer from the network items listed in Connect to a network . f. Select Connect Anyway in the warning dialog box indication indicating you are entering an unsecured area. g. Click Close in the dialog box after confirming the connection is a success. For Windows Server 2008: a. Open Control Panel . b. Select Network and Sharing Center . c. Select Connect to a network . d. Select the setting you send to the printer from the network items listed in Connect to a network . e. Select Connect Anyway in the warning dialog box indication indicating you are entering an unsecured area. f. Click Close in the dialog box after confirming the connection is a success. Wireless Installation using Dell Printer Configuration Web Tool Scene 1. Install a printer to the already - operating wireless network (When wireless setting is already set to your computer) For DHCP network: 1. Create wireless setting of your computer following the steps below. For Windows XP and Windows Server 2003: a. Select Network Connections from Control Panel. b. Right - click Wireless Network Connection and select Properties . c. Select the Wireless Networks tab. d. Ensure the check box for Use Windows to configure my wireless network settings is checked. NOTE: If your computer provides a wireless printer adapter tool, change the wireless settings using this tool. Or you can change the wireless settings using the tool provided by the operating system. See the instructions below. NOTE: Be sure to write down the current wireless computer settings in steps d and f so that you can restore them later.
e. Click the Advanced button. f. Select Computer to Computer (ad hoc) networks only and close the Advanced dialog box. g. Click the Add button to display Wireless network properties . h. Under the Association tab, enter the following information and click OK . Network name (SSID): dell_device Network Authentication: Open Data encryption: Disabled Ad hoc network: checked i. Click the Move up button to move the newly added SSID to the top of the list. j. Click OK to close the Property dialog box. For Windows Vista: a. Open Control Panel . b. Select Network and Internet . c. Select Network and Sharing Center . d. Select Connect to a network . e. Select dell_device from the network items listed in Connect to a network . f. Select Connect Anyway in the warning dialog box indicating you are entering an unsecured area. g. Click Close in the dialog box after confirming the connection is a success. For Windows Server 2008: a. Open Control Panel . b. Select Network and Sharing Center . c. Select Connect to a network . d. Select dell_device from the network items listed in Connect to a network . e. Select Connect Anyway in the warning dialog box indicating you are entering an unsecured area. f. Click Close in the dialog box after confirming the connection is a success. 2. Check the IP address assigned by AutoIP on the printer. e.g.: 168.254.1.1 3. Check that the IP address on your computer is assigned by DHCP. 4. Open Dell Printer Configuration Web Tool using WEB browser. e.g.: http://168.254.1.1/ 5. Change the wireless setting of the printer on Dell Printer Configuration Web Tool. 6. Reboot the printer. 7. Restore the wireless setting on your computer. For Windows XP and Windows Server 2003: a. Select Network Connections from Control Panel. b. Right - click Wireless Network Connection and select Properties . c. Select Wireless Networks tab. d. Click Advanced . e. Do either of the following: When wireless ad - hoc mode is set to the printer: NOTE: When your operating system is earlier than Windows 2000, create settings according to the manual of the wireless settings tool provided by your wireless device manufacturer. NOTE: If your computer provides a wireless printer adapter tool, change the wireless settings using this tool. Or you can change the wireless settings using the tool provided by the operating system. See the instructions below.
Select Computer to Computer (ad hoc) networks only and close the Advanced dialog box. When wireless infrastructure mode is set to the printer: Select Access point (Infrastructure) networks only and close the Advanced dialog box. f. Select the setting that you send to the printer in the list in Preferred Network group. g. Click Move up to move the setting to the top of the list. h. Click OK to close the Property dialog box. For Windows Vista: a. Open Control Panel . b. Select Network and Internet . c. Select Network and Sharing Center . d. Select Connect to a network . e. Select the original setting from the network items listed in Connect to a network , and then click Connect . For Windows Server 2008: a. Open Control Panel . b. Select Network and Sharing Center . c. Select Connect to a network . d. Select the original setting from the network items listed in Connect to a network , and then click Connect . For Fixed IP network: 1. Create wireless setting of your computer following the steps below. For Windows XP and Windows Server 2003: a. Select Network Connections from Control Panel. b. Right - click Wireless Network Connection and select Properties . c. Select the Wireless Networks tab. d. Ensure the check box for Use Windows to configure my wireless network settings is checked. e. Click the Advanced button. f. Select Computer to Computer (ad hoc) networks only and close the Advanced dialog box. g. Click the Add button to display Wireless network properties . h. Under the Association tab, enter the following information and click OK . Network name (SSID): dell_device Network Authentication: Open Data encryption: Disabled Ad hoc network: checked NOTE: When your operating system is earlier than Windows 2000, create settings according to the manual of the wireless settings tool provided by your wireless device manufacturer. NOTE: If your computer provides a wireless printer adapter tool, change the wireless settings using this tool. Or you can change the wireless settings using the tool provided by the operating system. See the instructions below. NOTE: Be sure to write down the current wireless computer settings in steps d and f so that you can restore them later.
i. Click the Move up button to move the newly added SSID to the top of the list. j. Click OK to close the Property dialog box. For Windows Vista: a. Open Control Panel . b. Select Network and Internet . c. Select Network and Sharing Center . d. Select Connect to a network . e. Select dell_device from the network items listed in Connect to a network . f. Select Connect Anyway in the warning dialog box indicating you are entering an unsecured area. g. Click Close in the dialog box after confirming the connection is a success. For Windows Server 2008: a. Open Control Panel . b. Select Network and Sharing Center . c. Select Connect to a network . d. Select dell_device from the network items listed in Connect to a network . e. Select Connect Anyway in the warning dialog box indicating you are entering an unsecured area. f. Click Close in the dialog box after confirming the connection is a success. 2. Check the IP address on your computer. NOTE: When your operating system is earlier than Windows 2000, create settings according to the manual of the wireless settings tool provided by your wireless device manufacturer.
3. Set the IP address on the printer. a. Press Menu button. b. Scroll to Admin menu. c. Select Network . d. Select TCP/IP . e. Select Get IP Address . f. Select Panel . g. Scroll back to IP Address . h. Manually enter the IP address using the directional buttons on the control panel and press enter button. 4. Open Dell Printer Configuration Web Tool using WEB browser. IP Address 172.031.000.041 *
5. Change the wireless setting of the printer on Dell Printer Configuration Web Tool. 6. Reboot the printer. 7. Restore the wireless setting on your computer. For Windows XP and Windows Server 2003: a. Select Network Connections from Control Panel. b. Right - click Wireless Network Connection and select Properties . c. Select Wireless Networks tab. d. Click Advanced . e. Do either of the following: When wireless ad - hoc mode is set to the printer: Select Computer to Computer (ad hoc) networks only and close the Advanced dialog box. When wireless infrastructure mode is set to the printer: Select Access point (Infrastructure) networks only and close the Advanced dialog box. f. Select the setting that you send to the printer in the list in Preferred Network group. g. Click Move up to move the setting to the top of the list. h. Click OK to close the Property dialog box. NOTE: If your computer provides a wireless printer adapter tool, change the wireless settings using this tool. Or you can change the wireless settings using the tool provided by the operating system. See the instructions below. NOTE: When your operating system is earlier than Windows 2000, create settings according to the manual of the wireless settings tool provided by your wireless device manufacturer.
For Windows Vista: a. Open Control Panel . b. Select Network and Internet . c. Select Network and Sharing Center . d. Select Connect to a network . e. Select the original setting from the network items listed in Connect to a network , and then click Connect . For Windows Server 2008: a. Open Control Panel . b. Select Network and Sharing Center . c. Select Connect to a network . d. Select the original setting from the network items listed in Connect to a network , and then click Connect . Scene 2. Construct new wireless network environment for both computer and printer (When wireless setting needs to be set to your computer) For DHCP network: 1. Create wireless setting of your computer following the steps below. For Windows XP and Windows Server 2003: a. Select Network Connections from Control Panel. b. Right - click Wireless Network Connection and select Properties . c. Select the Wireless Networks tab. d. Ensure the check box for Use Windows to configure my wireless network settings is checked. e. Click the Advanced button. f. Select Computer to Computer (ad hoc) networks only and close the Advanced dialog box. g. Click the Add button to display Wireless network properties . h. Under the Association tab, enter the following information and click OK . Network name (SSID): dell_device Network Authentication: Open Data encryption: Disabled Ad hoc network: checked NOTE: If your computer provides a wireless printer adapter tool, change the wireless settings using this tool. Or you can change the wireless settings using the tool provided by the operating system. See the instructions below. NOTE: Be sure to write down the current wireless computer settings in steps e and g so that you can restore them later.