IR3300i Wi Fi Device

[dbmoylan@gmail.com]

Gentlemen, I've a Linksys Model WAP54G Wireless - G Access Point. Am I to understand that this unit will not provide wireless communication with the IR3300i? There exists a wireless encrypted signal being broadcast for the network.

Thank you.

[mrfixit51]

Gentlemen, I've a Linksys Model WAP54G Wireless - G Access Point. Am I to understand that this unit will not provide wireless communication with the IR3300i? There exists a wireless encrypted signal being broadcast for the network.

Thank you.

You have added the deal breaker I believe. There are no settings within the network settings on the copier to deal with WEP or WPA on this older model. I ran into this within my own company when we were purchased by another, and their IT staff decided to lock down our wifi network. Several of our copiers needed to be hardwired at that point, because there was no way to accommodate the encryption...

[dbmoylan@gmail.com]

Thank you Mrfixit51. So should I remove the encryption to have the network communicate with the access point?

Am having a problem understanding whether the Access Point should be configured on the same SSID as the wireless transmitting device, or have its own individualized SSID?

Thanks.

[mrfixit51]

When we set ours up, the access point was set up as a Client, the access point had a static ip, as well as giving the copier a static ip. The SSID was that of the wireless router, and since the access point was working as a client, it was set up to choose the SSID of our wireless router.

The device, as I understand it, (hint hint for KenB's input), will only have it's own SSID if it is set up to provide access to other devices, like a bridge or a repeater, like the wireless router does. When they act as a client, they only talk between the tethered device and the wireless network, so they do not broadcast a SSID.

I hope I have not added to the confusion, I don't know how to better explain it.

[dbmoylan@gmail.com]

Thank you. Will try as you suggest.

[dbmoylan@gmail.com]

Mrfixit51, did you set up an independent IP address, like 192.168.1.245 or let the unit auto. detect under DHCP, when the WAP is under a "client" type setup?

Thank you.

[mrfixit51]

It could happen either way,,, we typically let PC's use DHCP to find their address, but printers are best set up with a static address, so they will always "be sitting in the same spot" when you try to find them on the network. Just find an address out of the range of where the DHCP would normally place new contacts if you are setting it up static. Otherwise DHCP would work, I just don't know how you would administer to the wireless device if it could change it's address. I vote for static for the wireless access.

My one cautionary tale to this story is to avoid powering up the access points for very long before establishing their client status. When I set up the ones I found, (they could be 4 different types of devices depending on configuration), they were default set to 192.168.1.1,,,, the same as our main server was. While I had it powered up and broadcasting, since it was not configured yet, it blocked our server while I was doing my initial setup, taking my time and reading. I started to hear people asking if others were having network troubles,, and finally tripped to the fact that my device was causing the problem. Read first and then configure...

[dbmoylan@gmail.com]

Thank you Words for the Wise!

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[dbmoylan@gmail.com]

Mrfixit51, thank you & the rest of you guys. Works on a IR3300i - Wireless Access Point. Must use client mode for existing wireless network & use the SSID for the network.

Again than you.

[mrfixit51]

Hi we're one of the leading manufancturers of copier and laser printer parts&consumables in China.If u wanna know more about us,pls contact me.
all the best,
melanie

Guangzhou Anling Office Equipment Co,Ltd.
Website: http://www.gzanling.com
http://gzanling.cn
tel: 86-020-82582141
fax: 86-020-82573170
e-mail: melanie1224@yahoo.cn
melanie@gzanling.com
skype: melanie25131
msn: melanieok@msn.cn
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[melanieok]

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[mrfixit51]

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No problem Melanie, I was just informing you of the rules of the forum. We try to keep the area clutter free so we can concentrate on the problems presented here, with out having to read through posts that have no bearing on the subject matter here...

have a good weekend!

[melanieok]

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