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Network Guide_R1.fm Page 10 Wednesday, April 8, 2009 2:37 PM 9. Use the arrow buttons on the printer’s control panel to enter your wireless network name (SSID). Press the x Menu button to switch between uppercase, lowercase, or numeric/special characters. Indicates current selection. Press the x Menu button to switch between uppercase, lowercase, or numeric/special characters. From the printer’s control panel: Press u or d to select a character. Press l or r to move the cursor. Press – t
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Network Guide_R1.fm Page 11 Wednesday, April 8, 2009 2:37 PM 11. Press u or d to select the security mode that your wireless network is using, then press OK. Note: If your wireless network doesn’t have security enabled, select None, then press OK. 12. Do one of the following: ■ If your wireless network uses WPA as the security mode, continue with “Select WPA Security Settings” on page 12. ■ If your wireless network uses WEP as the security mode, continue with “Select WEP Security Settings
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Network Guide_R1.fm Page 12 Wednesday, April 8, 2009 2:37 PM Select WPA Security Settings 1. Use the arrow buttons on the printer’s control panel to enter your WPA passphrase. Press the x Menu button to switch between uppercase, lowercase, or numeric/special characters. Indicates current selection. Press the x Menu button to switch between uppercase, lowercase, or numeric/special characters. From the printer’s control panel: Press u or d to select a character. Press l or r to move the cu
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Network Guide_R1.fm Page 13 Wednesday, April 8, 2009 2:37 PM Select WEP Security Settings 1. Press u or d to select Alphanumeric if your WEP key is ASCII, or select Hexadecimal if your WEP key is in hexadecimal format. Note: If the WEP key is 5 or 13 characters, it’s ASCII. If the WEP key is 10 or 26 characters, it’s hexadecimal. 2. Use the arrow buttons on the printer’s control panel to enter your WEP key. Press the x Menu button to switch between uppercase, lowercase, or numeric charac
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Network Guide_R1.fm Page 14 Wednesday, April 8, 2009 2:37 PM ■ Press x Menu to switch between uppercase (ABC), lowercase (abc), or numeric (123) characters. ■ Press u or d until you see the character you want. ■ Press l or r to move the cursor. ■ Press – to delete a character. 3. When you’re done entering the WEP key, press OK. 4. Continue with the next section. Confirm Your Network Settings 1. When you see a screen like this one, verify that the settings are correct. If you need to change
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Network Guide_R1.fm Page 15 Wednesday, April 8, 2009 2:37 PM 4. Wait for the printer to connect to your wireless network (this can take up to 90 seconds). Once it’s connected, you see a green WiFi light on the printer’s control panel. WiFi light 5. Continue with “Install Software” on page 23. Note: If the printer doesn’t connect to your wireless network after 90 seconds, the SSID, WEP key, or WPA passphrase may have been entered incorrectly. See “Connect Wirelessly Using Advanced Setup”
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Network Guide_R1.fm Page 1 Wednesday, April 8, 2009 2:37 PM
Network Installation Guide
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Epson Stylus NX510 Series
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Network Guide_R1.fm Page 2 Wednesday, April 8, 2009 2:37 PM Before You Begin Make sure you installed ink cartridges and loaded paper as described on the Start Here sheet. Then follow the instructions in this guide to set up the printer for use on a network. Tip: For a video tutorial and other information about setting up a wireless network, go to: epson.com/support/wireless. Do one of the following: ■ If you’re installing the printer for the first time, see “Choose Your Connection Type” o
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Network Guide_R1.fm Page 3 Wednesday, April 8, 2009 2:37 PM Choose Your Connection Type Wireless To connect the printer wirelessly, see page 4. Note: If you want to print wirelessly but do not have an access point or router, see “Create an Ad-Hoc Wireless Connection” on page 16. Wired To connect the printer using an Ethernet cable, see page 22. Choose Your Connection Type 3
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Network Guide_R1.fm Page 16 Wednesday, April 8, 2009 2:37 PM Create an Ad-Hoc Wireless Connection Use this setup method if you want to print wirelessly but do not have an access point or router. Important: ® For Windows users: If your computer is connected to a network with an Ethernet cable, you need to disconnect it before installing software. When setup is complete, reconnect your computer’s Ethernet cable. ® For Macintosh users: If your computer is connected to a network with an Ether
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Network Guide_R1.fm Page 17 Wednesday, April 8, 2009 2:37 PM 4. Press u or d to select Advanced Setup, then press OK. 5. Press u or d to select Manual Setup, then press OK. 6. When you see this screen, press OK. 7. Press u or d to select Ad Hoc Mode, then press OK. 8. Press u or d to select Enter SSID, then press OK. Wireless Network Installation 17
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Network Guide_R1.fm Page 18 Wednesday, April 8, 2009 2:37 PM 9. Use the arrow buttons on the printer’s control panel to create a unique network name (SSID) to identify your printer. Press the x Menu button to switch between uppercase, lowercase, or numeric/special characters. Indicates current selection. Press the x Menu button to switch between uppercase, lowercase, or numeric/special characters. From the printer’s control panel: Press u or d to select a character. Press l or r to move
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Network Guide_R1.fm Page 19 Wednesday, April 8, 2009 2:37 PM 10. Press OK to select the default channel for your Ad Hoc network. 11. Continue with the next section. Choose Security Settings 1. Press u or d to select the security mode you want to use for the Ad Hoc wireless network, then press OK. Note: If you don’t want to enable security for your Ad Hoc network, select None, then press OK. 2. Do one of the following: ■ If you selected None as the security mode, continue with “Confirm Your
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Network Guide_R1.fm Page 20 Wednesday, April 8, 2009 2:37 PM 5. Use the arrow buttons on the printer’s control panel to enter your WEP key. Press the x Menu button to switch between uppercase, lowercase, or numeric characters. Indicates current selection. Press the x Menu button to switch between uppercase, lowercase, or numeric characters. From the printer’s control panel: Press u or d to select a character. Press l or r to move the cursor. Press – to delete a character. Press OK when d
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Network Guide_R1.fm Page 4 Wednesday, April 8, 2009 2:37 PM Wireless Network Installation To add the printer to your wireless network, you need to know the name (SSID) of your wireless network. If it has security enabled, you also need to know the WEP key or WPA passphrase. Write down your network and security information in the space provided below: ■ Network name (SSID): _________________________________________ ■ WEP key or WPA passphrase: ____________________________________ Note: If
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Network Guide_R1.fm Page 5 Wednesday, April 8, 2009 2:37 PM 3. Press OK to select Wireless LAN Setup. 4. Press OK to select Setup Wizard. 5. Press u or d to select the name of your wireless network, then press OK. If your network name isn’t listed, try the following: ■ Make sure that your wireless router or access point is turned on and working correctly. Press the y Back button to return to the previous screen, press OK to select Setup Wizard, then repeat step 5. ■ If you still can’t find
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Network Guide_R1.fm Page 6 Wednesday, April 8, 2009 2:37 PM 7. Use the arrow buttons on the printer’s control panel to enter your WEP key or WPA passphrase. Press the x Menu button to switch between uppercase, lowercase, or numeric/special characters. Indicates current selection. Press the x Menu button to switch between uppercase, lowercase, or numeric/special characters. From the printer’s control panel: Press u or d to select a character. Press l or r to move the cursor. Press – to de
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Network Guide_R1.fm Page 7 Wednesday, April 8, 2009 2:37 PM 9. When you see a screen like this one, verify that the settings are correct. If you need to change a setting, press y Back until you see the setting you need to change. 10. Once you have verified that your network settings are correct, press OK to save the settings and return to the Network Settings menu. 11. Press the r Copy button to exit the Network Settings Menu. 12. Wait for the printer to connect to your wireless network (t
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Network Guide_R1.fm Page 8 Wednesday, April 8, 2009 2:37 PM Connect Wirelessly Using Advanced Setup Use this setup method if your access point or router isn’t broadcasting its network name (SSID). 1. Press the F Setup button on the printer’s control panel. 2. Press l or r to select Network Settings, then press OK. 3. Press OK to select Wireless LAN Setup. 4. Press u or d to select Advanced Setup, then press OK. 8 Wireless Network Installation
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Network Guide_R1.fm Page 9 Wednesday, April 8, 2009 2:37 PM 5. Press u or d to select Manual Setup, then press OK. 6. When you see this screen, press OK. 7. Press u or d to select Infrastructure Mode, then press OK. 8. Press u or d to select Enter SSID, then press OK. Wireless Network Installation 9
