OKI MB290 User Manual

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Network features
WLAN network
You can connect your machine to a PC using a USB cable 
or make a wireless connection (via radio) with a PC or 
network.
Type of radio network
A radio network or WLAN (Wireless Local Area Network) 
is created when at least two computers, printers or other 
peripheral devices communicate with each other in a 
network via radio waves (high frequency waves). The 
transmission of data in the radio network is based on the 
standards 802.11b and 802.11g. According to...

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 Network featuresConnect your WLAN adaptor
Your machine belongs to a new generation of terminals 
that you can incorporate into a WLAN network using a 
WLAN USB key.
1Plug your WLAN USB key into the USB port of your 
machine.
Configure your network
Creating or rejoining a network
Before attempting to use a WLAN adaptor on your 
machine, you must enter the parameters that will allow a 
WLAN network to recognise your machine.
On your machine you will find simple instructions 
that guide you...

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- If you choose WPA, enter the WPA or WPA2 
key that you are using on your network.
8 IP CONF.: MANU or IP CONF.: AUTO appear on 
the screen. 
If you choose to set up the system manually, go to 
the next paragraph and enter the parameters 
IP ADDRESS, SUBNET MASK and GATEWAY.
9At the end of this procedure, you return to the main 
menu of CONFIG. ASS.
10Exit this menu by pressing the 
 key.
Once the network has been set up, the LED of the WLAN 
USB key should be on.
Referring...

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! 2827 - SETUP /  WLAN  / PARAMETERS  / SECURITY
This parameter allows you to make your network secure 
by setting the encryption method to use in your WLAN 
network.
1Type in !, select the menu SETUP using the keys 
! or  and confirm with OK.
2Select WLAN using the keys ! or  and confirm 
with OK.
3Select PARAMETERS using the keys ! or  and 
confirm with OK.
4Select SECURITY using the keys ! or  and 
confirm with OK.
5Choose WEP, WPA or OFF and confirm with OK.
- If you...

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Setting up the PC
For this section, refer to the instructions supplied by the 
manufacturer of the WLAN USB key to help you to find 
and join the house network.
1You may need to install the software for the WLAN 
USB key on the PC, if this has not already been 
done. 
2Plug WLAN USB key into a USB port on the PC.
3Use the software of the WLAN USB key to detect 
the network.
4Join the network house once this has been 
detected.
5Now set up the WLAN network connection of your...

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Message Service
Message Service
Your multifunction machine lets you send and receive 
emails via your local network.
To do so, you must connect your machine to a local 
network. You must also configure the message service 
settings.
Information required to set up 
message service
Your network administrator must provide you the 
following elements:
• message service identifier
• message service password
• email address
• servers’ identifiers (SMTP, POP, DNS1 and DNS2)
Configuring...

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Message Service
10Enter the name of the attachment and validate with 
OK key.
11If necessary, change the attachment format: PDF
or IMAGE and validate with OK key.
12If you are using the flatbed scanner, you can scan 
more than one page. Place the next page on the 
scanner, select NEXT and confirm with OK. Select 
DONE when all pages have been scanned.
13Press OK to confirm.
14Set contrast and resolution if necessary.
The document is scanned and the mail is stored. It will be 
sent at the...

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Message Service
Connection configuration
The settings are divided into several categories:
•the standard settings define the connection type and 
frequency to the local network as well as the 
transmission type for your documents,
•the E-mail sorting defines treatment for all stored E-
mail messages received.
Standard settings
Your machine has two types of settings that let you 
define:
•The type and frequency of the connection to your 
ISP.
•Type of transmission over the Internet.
At any...

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! 96 - E-MAIL / SORT MESSAGES
F@X Only mode
1Select option F@X ONLY and press OK to confirm.
All E-Mails are polled and printed.
PC Only mode
1Select option PC ONLY and press OK to confirm.
The E-mails are neither polled nor printed and they may 
be used with a computer.
At each connection, the number of E-mails in your 
mailbox is displayed on the screen.
PC share mode
1Select option PC SHARE and press OK to confirm.
You may choose to transfer your E-mails to a PC or use...

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USB Memory Key
USB Memory Key
You can connect a USB memory Key on the front side of 
your machine. The files stored in TXT, TIFF, PDF (version 
1.1 to 1.4) and JPEG formats will be analysed and you will 
be able to use the following actions:
- print the stored files contained in your USB memory 
key
1,
- delete the files contained in your USB memory key,
- run an analysis on the contents of the inserted USB 
memory key,
- digitalise a document on your USB memory key,
- fax archiving (see...