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Wireless network setup (Optional)

[Note]

  • If you want to add wireless feature to the machine, check the option lists and contact the purchasing point to order (see Available accessories). When you purchase a Wireless/NFC kit (Optional), install the kit by following the steps described in the Wireless/NFC kit (Optional) Installation Guide which is enclosed in the kit. After installing the Wireless/NFC kit (Optional), set the machine to use this feature.

  • Make sure your machine supports wireless networking. Wireless networking may not be available depending on the model (see Features by model).

Wireless networks require higher security, so when an access point is first set up, a network name (SSID), the type of security used, and a Network Password are created for the network. Ask your network administrator about this information before proceeding with the machine installation.

Introducing wireless set up methods

You can set wireless settings either from the machine or the computer. Choose the setting method from the below table.

[Note]

  • Some wireless network installation types may not be available depending on the model or country.

  • It is strongly recommended that you set the password on Access Points. If you do not set the password on Access Points, they might be exposed to illegal access from unknown machines including PCs, smart phones and printers. Refer to the Access Point user' guide for password settings.

Set up method

Connecting method

Description & Reference

With Access Point

From the computer

See Setting up via USB cable for Window.

See Setting up via USB cable for Mac.

See Using a network cable.

From the machine’s control panel

See Using the WPS menu .

See Using the Wi-Fi Networks.

Wi-Fi Direct setup

See Setting the Wi-Fi Direct for mobile printing.

Using the WPS menu

If your machine and access point (or wireless router) support Wi-Fi Protected Setup™ (WPS), then you can easily configure the wireless network settings through the WPS menu without the need for a computer.

[Note]

  • If you want to use the wireless network using the infrastructure mode, make sure that the network cable is disconnected from the machine. Using the WPS(PBC) or entering the PIN from the computer to connect to the access point (or wireless router) varies depending on the access point (or wireless router) you are using. Refer to the user's guide of the access point (or wireless router) you are using.

  • When using the WPS to set the wireless network, security settings may change. To prevent this, lock the WPS option for the current wireless security settings. The option name may differ depending on the access point (or wireless router) you are using.

Items to prepare

  • Check if the access point (or wireless router) supports Wi-Fi Protected Setup™ (WPS).

  • Check if your machine supports Wi-Fi Protected Setup™ (WPS).

  • Networked computer (PIN mode only)

Choosing your type

There are two methods available to connect your machine to a wireless network.

  • The Push Button Configuration (PBC) method allows you to connect your machine to a wireless network by pressing both the WPS Settings menu on the control panel of your machine and the WPS (PBC) button on a Wi-Fi Protected Setup™ WPS-enabled access point (or wireless router) respectively.

  • The Personal Identification Number (PIN) method helps you connect your machine to a wireless network by entering the supplied PIN information on a Wi-Fi Protected Setup™ WPS-enabled access point (or wireless router).

Connecting WPS

Factory default in your machine is PBC mode, which is recommended for a typical wireless network environment.

[Note]

If the machine is connected to a wired network, then you cannot connect to it using the WPS feature. If a network cable is plugged into the network port, remove it from the network port.
Connecting in PBC mode
[Note]

Type in the ID and Password.

Use the same login ID, Password, Domain as when logging in from the machine (see Log-in ). If you want to change the password, see Security tab.

  1. Press Machine Setup > Network Settings from the display screen.

  2. Press Wi-Fi.

  3. Press WPS > PBC.

  4. Press Start.

  5. Press the WPS (PBC) button on the access point (or wireless router).

  6. Follow the instruction on the display screen.

    The messages are displayed on the display screen

Connecting in PIN mode
[Note]

Type in the ID and Password.

Use the same login ID, Password, Domain as when logging in from the machine (see Log-in ). If you want to change the password, see Security tab.

  1. Press Machine Setup > Network Settings from the display screen.

  2. Press Wi-Fi.

  3. Press WPS > PIN.

  4. Press Start.

  5. The eight-digit PIN appears on the display.

    You need to enter the eight-digit PIN within two minutes on the computer that is connected to the access point (or wireless router).

    [Note]

    You need to enter the PIN from the computer to connect to the access point (or wireless router) varies depending on the access point (or wireless router) you are using. Refer to the user's guide of the access point (or wireless router) you are using.

  6. Follow the instruction on the display screen.

    The messages are displayed on the display screen

Using the Wi-Fi Networks

Before starting, you will need to know the network name (SSID) of your wireless network and the network key if it is encrypted. This information was set when the access point (or wireless router) was installed. If you do not know about your wireless environment, please ask the person who set up your network.

[Note]

Type in the ID and Password.

Use the same login ID, Password, Domain as when logging in from the machine (see Log-in ). If you want to change the password, see Security tab.

  1. Press Machine Setup > Network Settings from the display screen.

  2. Press Wi-Fi.

  3. Press Wi-Fi Settings.

  4. The machine will display a list of available networks from which to choose. After a network is chosen then printer will prompt for the corresponding security key.

  5. Select the Wi-Fi network option you want.

    [Note]

    If a network cable is plugged into the network port, remove it from the network port.

Setup using Windows

[Note]

Shortcut to the Samsung Easy Wireless Setup program without the CD: If you have installed the printer driver once, you can access the Samsung Easy Wireless Setup program without the CD.

Setting up via USB cable

Items to prepare

  • Access point

  • Network-connected computer

  • Software CD that was provided with your machine

  • A machine installed with a wireless network interface

  • USB cable

Creating the infrastructure network

  1. Check whether the USB cable is connected to the machine.

  2. Turn on your computer, access point, and machine.

  3. Insert the supplied software CD into your CD-ROM drive.

    If the installation window does not appear, click Start > All programs > Accessories > Run.

    X:\Setup.exe replacing “X” with the letter, which represents your CD-ROM drive and click OK.

    • For Windows 8,

      If the installation window does not appear, from Charms, select Search > Apps and search for Run. Type in X:\Setup.exe, replacing “X” with the letter that represents your CD-ROM drive and click OK.

      If “Tap to choose what happens with this disc.” pop-up window appears, click the window and select Run Setup.exe.

    • For Windows 10 / Windows Server 2016

      If the installation window does not appear, type in X:\Setup.exe in Search input area from task bar, replacing “X” with the letter that represents your CD-ROM drive and press the Enter key.

  4. Review and accept the installation agreements in the installation window. Then, click Next.

  5. Select Wireless on the Printer Connection Type screen. Then, click Next.

  6. On the Are you setting up your printer for the first time? screen, select Yes, I will set up my printer's wireless network. Then, click Next.

    If your printer is already connected on the network, select No, my printer is already connected to my network.

  7. Select Using a USB cable on the Select the Wireless Setup Method screen. Then, click Next.

  8. After searching, the window shows the wireless network devices. Select the name (SSID) of the access point you want to use and click Next.

    [Note]

    If you cannot find the network name you want to choose, or if you want to set the wireless configuration manually, click Advanced Setting.

    • Enter the wireless Network Name: Enter the SSID of the access point (SSID is case-sensitive).

    • Operation Mode: Select Infrastructure.

    • Authentication: Select an authentication type.

      Open System: Authentication is not used, and encryption may or may not be used, depending on the need for data security.

      Shared Key: Authentication is used. A device that has a proper WEP key can access the network.

      WPA Personal or WPA2 Personal: Select this option to authenticate the print server based on a WPA Pre-Shared Key. This uses a shared secret key (generally called Pre Shared Key pass phrase), which is manually configured on the access point and each of its clients.

    • Encryption: Select the encryption (None, WEP64, WEP128, TKIP, AES).

    • Network Password: Enter the encryption network password value.

    • Confirm Network Password: Confirm the encryption network password value.

    • WEP Key Index: If you are using WEP Encryption, select the appropriate WEP Key Index.

      The wireless network security window appears when the access point has security settings.

      Enter the Network Password of the access point (or router).

  9. If your printer supports Wi-Fi Direct, the following screen appears.

    Click Next.

    [Note]

    • Wi-Fi Direct option appears on the screen only if your printer supports this feature.

    • Can start to build Wi-Fi Direct by using Samsung Easy Printer Manager (see Setting up Wi-Fi Direct).

    • Wi-Fi Direct Name: The default Wi-Fi Direct Name is the model name and the maximum length is 22 characters.

    • Password setting is the numeric string, and the size is 8 ~ 64 characters.

  10. When the wireless network set up is completed, disconnect the USB cable between the computer and machine. Click Next.

  11. Select the components to be installed.

  12. Follow the instructions in the installation window.

Setup using Mac

Items to prepare

  • Access point

  • Network-connected computer

  • Software CD that was provided with your machine

  • A machine installed with a wireless network interface

  • USB cable

Setting up via USB cable

  1. Make sure that the machine is connected to your computer andpowered on.

  2. Insert the supplied software CD into your CD-ROM drive.

  3. Select the CD-ROM volume that appears on Finder.

  4. Double-click Install Software icon.

  5. Read the license agreement and check installation agreement button.

  6. Click Next.

  7. Select Wireless on the Printer Connection Type.

  8. Click Next.

  9. If the installer asks you to allow access to the keychain, click Deny.

    [Note]

    If you clicked Always Allow in this step, the Select a wireless printer window appears without asking for access to the keychain. If this occurs, click Cancel in the Select a wireless printer window.

  10. On the Select the Wireless Setup Method screen, select Using a USB cable, and then click Next.

    If the screen dose not appear, go to step 14.

  11. After searching, the window shows the wireless network devices. Select the name (SSID) of the access point you want to use and click Next.

    [Note]

    When you set the wireless configuration manually, click Advanced Setting.

    • Enter the wireless Network Name: Enter the SSID of the access point (SSID is case-sensitive).

    • Operation Mode: Select Infrastructure.

    • Authentication: Select an authentication type.

      Open System: Authentication is not used, and encryption may or may not be used, depending on the need for data security.

      Shared Key: Authentication is used. A device that has a proper WEP key can access the network.

      WPA Personal or WPA2 Personal: Select this option to authenticate the print server based on the WPA Pre-Shared Key. This uses a shared secret key (generally called Pre Shared Key pass phrase) that is manually configured on the access point and each of its clients.

    • Encryption: Select the encryption. (None, WEP64, WEP128, TKIP, AES)

    • Network Key: Enter the encryption network key value.

    • Confirm Network Key: Confirm the encryption network key value.

    • WEP Key Index: If you are using WEP Encryption, select the appropriate WEP Key Index.

    The wireless network security window appears when the access point has security enabled.

    Enter the Network Key of the access point (or router).

  12. The window showing the wireless network setting appears. Check the settings and click Next.

    [Note]

    • You can start Wi-Fi Direct by using the control panel (see Setting up Wi-Fi Direct).

    • Wi-Fi Direct Name: The default Wi-Fi Direct Name is the model name and the maximum length is 22 characters.

    • Password setting is the numeric string, and the size is 8 ~ 64 characters.

  13. The Wireless Network Setting Complete window appears. Click Next.

  14. When the wireless network settings are completed, disconnect the USB cable between the computer and machine. Click Next.

  15. Follow the instructions in the installation window.

Using a network cable

[Note]

See your network administrator, or the person that set up your wireless network, for information about your network configuration.

Your machine is a network compatible machine. To enable your machine to work with your network, you will need to perform some configuration procedures.

Items to prepare

  • Access point

  • Network-connected computer

  • Software CD that was provided with your machine

  • A machine installed with a wireless network interface

  • Network cable

Printing a network configuration report

You can identify the network settings of your machine by printing a network configuration report.

See Other settings.

IP setting using SetIP Program (Windows)

This program is used to manually set the network IP address of your machine using its MAC address to communicate with the machine. The MAC address is the hardware serial number of the network interface and can be found in the Network Configuration Report.

See Network settings (TCP/IP).

Configuring the machine’s wireless network

Before starting you will need to know the network name (SSID) of your wireless network and the network key if it is encrypted. This information was set when the access point (or wireless router) was installed. If you do not know about your wireless environment, please ask the person who set up your network.

To configure wireless parameters, you can use SyncThru™ Web Service.

Using SyncThru™ Web Service

Before starting wireless parameter configuration, check the cable connection status.

  1. Check whether or not the network cable is connected to the machine. If not, connect the machine with a standard network cable.

  2. Start a web browser such as Internet Explorer, Safari, or Firefox and enter your machine’s new IP address in the browser window.

    For example,

  3. Click Login on the upper right of the SyncThru™ Web Service website.

  4. Type in the ID and Password.

    Use the same login ID, Password as when logging in from the machine (see Log-in ).

    [Note]

    If you want to change the password, see Security tab.

  5. When the SyncThru™ Web Service window opens, click Settings > Network Settings.

  6. Click Wi-Fi > Wizard.

  7. Select the one Network Name(SSID) in the list.

  8. Click Next.

    If the wireless security setting window appears, enter the registered password (network password) and click Next.

  9. The confirmation window appears, please check your wireless setup. If the setup is right, click Apply.

    [Note]

    If a network cable is plugged into the network port, remove it from the network port.

Turning the Wi-Fi network on/off

[Note]

If a network cable is plugged into the network port, remove it from the network port.

  1. Check whether the network cable is connected to the machine. If not, connect the machine with a standard network cable.

  2. Start a web browser such as Internet Explorer, Safari, or Firefox and enter your machine’s new IP address in the browser window.

    For example,

  3. Click Login on the upper right of the SyncThru™ Web Service website.

  4. Type in the ID and Password.

    Use the same login ID, Password as when logging in from the machine (see Log-in ).

    [Note]

    If you want to change the password, see Security tab.

  5. When the SyncThru™ Web Service window opens, click Settings > Network Settings.

  6. Click Wi-Fi.

  7. You can turn the Wi-Fi network on/off.

Setting the Wi-Fi Direct for mobile printing

Wi-Fi Direct is a secure and easy-to-use peer-to-peer connection between a Wi-Fi Direct-enabled printer and mobile device.

With Wi-Fi Direct, you can connect your printer to a Wi-Fi Direct network while concurrently connecting to an access point. You can also use a wired network and a Wi-Fi Direct network simultaneously so multiple users can access and print documents both from Wi-Fi Direct and from a wired network.

[Note]

  • You cannot connect your mobile device to the internet through the printer’s Wi-Fi Direct.

  • The supported protocol list may differ from your model, Wi-Fi Direct networks do NOT support IPv6, network filtering, IPSec, WINS, and SLP services.

  • The maximum number of devices that can be connected via Wi-Fi Direct is 4.

Setting up Wi-Fi Direct

You can enable Wi-Fi Direct feature by one of the following methods.

From the machine

  1. Press Machine Setup > Network Settings from the display screen.

  2. Type in the ID and Password.

    Use the same login ID, Password, Domain as when logging in from the machine (see Log-in ).

    [Note]

    If you want to change the password, see Security tab.

  3. Press Wi-Fi.

  4. Tap Wi-Fi Direct.

  5. Enable Wi-Fi Direct.

From the network-connected computer

If your printer is using a network cable or a wireless access point, you can enable and configure Wi-Fi Direct from SyncThru™ Web Service.

  1. Access SyncThru™ Web Service and select Settings > Network Settings > Wi-Fi > Wi-Fi Direct™.

  2. Enable Wi-Fi Direct™ and set other options.

Setting up the mobile device

  • After setting up Wi-Fi Direct from the printer, refer to the user manual of the mobile device you are using to set its Wi-Fi Direct.

  • After setting up Wi-Fi Direct, you need to download the mobile printing application (For example: Samsung Mobile printer) to print from your smartphone.

[Note]

  • When you have found the printer you want to connect to from your mobile device, select the printer and the printer's LED will blink. Press the option you want when the Wi-Fi connection confirmed window appears from the display screen and it will be connected to your mobile device.

  • If your mobile device does not support Wi-Fi Direct, you need to enter the "Network Key" of a printer.

Troubleshooting for wireless network

If problems occur while using the machine on a network, check the following:

[Note]

For information on the access point (or wireless router), refer to its own user's guide.

  • Your computer, access point (or wireless router), or machine may not be turned on.

  • Check the wireless reception around the machine. If the router is far from the machine or there is an obstacle, you might have difficulty receiving the signal.

  • Cycle the power for the access point (or wireless router), machine, and computer. Sometimes cycling the power can recover network communication.

  • Check whether firewall software (V3 or Norton) is blocking the communication.

    If the computer and the machine are connected on the same network and it cannot be found when searching, firewall software might be blocking the communication. Refer to the user's guide for the software to turn it off and try searching for the machine again.

  • Check whether the machine's IP address is allocated correctly. You can check the IP address by printing the network configuration report.

  • Check whether the access point (or wireless router) has a configured security (password). If it has a password, refer to the access point (or wireless router) administrator.

  • Check the machine's IP address. Reinstall the machine driver and change the settings to connect to the machine on the network. Due to the characteristics of DHCP, the allocated IP address could change if the machine is not used for a long time or if the access point has been reset.

    Register the product's MAC address when you configure the DHCP server on the access point (or wireless router). Then you can always use the IP address that is set with the MAC address. You can identify the Mac address of your machine by printing a network configuration report.

  • Check the wireless environment. You might not be able to connect to the network in the infrastructure environment where you need to type in a user's information before connecting to the access point (or wireless router).

  • This machine only supports IEEE 802.11 b/g/n and Wi-Fi. Other wireless communication types (e.g., Bluetooth) are not supported.

  • The machine is within the range of the wireless network.

  • The machine is located away from obstacles that could block the wireless signal.

    Remove any large metal objects between the access point (or wireless router) and the machine.

    Make sure the machine and wireless access point (or wireless router) are not separated by poles, walls, or support columns containing metal or concrete.

  • The machine is located away from other electronic devices that may interfere with the wireless signal.

    Many devices can interfere with the wireless signal, including a microwave oven and some Bluetooth devices.

  • Whenever the configuration of your access point (or wireless router) changes, you must do the product's wireless network setup again.

  • The maximum number of devices that can be connected via Wi-Fi Direct is 4.