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Dell Wireless Printer Adapter 3300 User Manual

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For information on accessing your current network settings, refer to your wireless network
documentation or contact the person who set up your network.

Set the current network parameters of your computer to the following values, and ensure your
computer has connected to the "print server" wireless network:

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Network parameter

Set to

SSID (Network Name or Service Set ID)

print server

Basic Service Set Type (BSST)

Ad-Hoc

Data Encryption Mode

None

WEP Key (up to 4)

None

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Determining the IP address of your wireless printer adapter

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Determining the IP address of your wireless printer adapter

Check the IP address of the wireless printer adapter.

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The wireless printer adapter is assigned an IP address through the AutoIP method. This address will be
in the range of "169.254." You can find the wireless printer adapter IP address by one of the following
methods:

Use the Set IP Address Utility located on the Dell Wireless Printer Adapter 3300 Setup CD to
display the wireless printer adapter IP address. For more information, see

Using the Set IP

Address Utility

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(Laser printers only) Press and release the Test button on the back of the wireless printer
adapter to print a setup page showing the wireless printer adapter IP address.

Make sure your PC is assigned a different IP address than the wireless printer adapter, but is still within
the same IP range. For example:

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Device

IP address

Computer

169.254.1.1

Wireless printer adapter

169.254.5.4

If your computer IP address is not within the same range as the wireless printer adapter, you will need
to change the IP address so that it is within the appropriate range.

For information on locating and changing your computer IP address, refer to your computer or
operating system documentation.

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Configuring the wireless printer adapter

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