Checking Network Connections Check the following items to make sure that the machine is ready to be connected to a network.
1. Check the status of your computer.
- Have the settings of the computer and the wireless router been completed?
- Are the cables of the wireless router (including the power cord and LAN cable) correctly plugged in?
- Is the wireless router turned on?
If the problem persists even after checking the above:
- Turn off the devices, and then turn them on again.
- Wait for a while, and try again to connect to the network.
2. Check whether the machine is turned ON.
- If the machine is turned ON, turn it OFF, and then turn it back ON.
3. Check the installation site of the machine and the wireless router.
- Is the machine too far from the wireless router?
- Are there any obstacles such as walls between the machine and the wireless router?
- Are there any appliances such as microwave ovens or digital cordless phones that emit radio waves near the machine?
4. Perform one of the following settings again.
Check the settings of the wireless router. If one of followings is the case:
- Deny ANY*: Enabled
- <Select WEP Key>: A wrong WEP key is selected from <WEP Key 1> to <WEP Key 4>.
- WEP key (hexadecimal): Automatically generated by the wireless router.
* A function that makes the wireless router deny a connection when another deviceâs SSID is set to "Any" or "Empty."
If one of following is the case, change the settings of the wireless router.
- The MAC address filtering: Enabled
- An encryption method only when communicating using IEEE 802.11n: WEP or TKIP
- Stealth function*: Enabled
* A function that makes SSIDs of the wireless router invisible on other devices.
For the operation method of the wireless router, see the instruction manual of the wireless router, or contact the manufacturer.
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