Wireless printing setup

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ok, here's the problem

I have a Xerox 8560 printer
It's connected on the network
It works a treat :thumbs:

I also have a Xerox Wireless Network Adaptor WNA-100
I can connect it to my laptop and talk to it
I am trying to configure it to sit between the printer and the wireless router

1. I have set the IP address to be in the range for the local network
2. I have set up WEP encryption (the same as every laptop on the network)
3. I have allowed its MAC address
4. I have then done a "reset" to make the changes take effect

It now just sits there and sulks.
What have I missed? :shrug:

please feel free to make me look stupid :nuts:
 
I can't help, but you have my sympathy.

I have tried over a long period to get the Canon Pixma 8500i to go wireless but it refuses to budge.

It will work with the edimax unit but not bi birectional so no info on printer settings. (despite Edimax having it listed as compatible, they took the unit back)

I then bought the much more expensive silex unit but it doesn't like that either. In fact with that one it won't print at all, not just not bidirectional.

Silex have tried to help but they don't understand the problem so not getting anywhere.

I believe this area of wireless is rife with problems, it is a right pain.
 
Hi, Mike,

It is compatable with your printer? :shrug:

From the techie blurb,

Technical Description: Xerox Wireless Network Adapter with UK Power Converter, 220Volt - 097S03742 (Networks Print Servers)

The Xerox WNA-100 is a compact high-performance wireless network Adaptor (bridge) which allows an Ethernet-enabled Phaser printer to become an 802.11b/g wireless network device; thus, giving you the freedom to place the printer anywhere in your facility. The WNA-100 includes an easy to use CentreWare IS embedded web server for initially setting up the Adaptor from a PC and for managing the Adaptor from any desktop device that supports a standard web browser

Used With Phaser 7760, Phaser 6360, Phaser 6300/6350, Phaser 8560MFP, Phaser 6120, Phaser 3500, Phaser 7400, Phaser 4500, Phaser 8560, Phaser 6180, Phaser 5500, WorkCentre C2424, Phaser 8400, Phaser 7750, Phaser 8500/8550
 
wireless printers = hassle.

if you can sit it next to your router and network cable it.

PS - change your router from WEP to WPA, WEP is about as secure as a chocolate safe.
 
admirable said:
Hi, Mike,

It is compatable with your printer? :shrug:

From the techie blurb,

Technical Description: Xerox Wireless Network Adapter with UK Power Converter, 220Volt - 097S03742 (Networks Print Servers)

The Xerox WNA-100 is a compact high-performance wireless network Adaptor (bridge) which allows an Ethernet-enabled Phaser printer to become an 802.11b/g wireless network device; thus, giving you the freedom to place the printer anywhere in your facility. The WNA-100 includes an easy to use CentreWare IS embedded web server for initially setting up the Adaptor from a PC and for managing the Adaptor from any desktop device that supports a standard web browser

Used With Phaser 7760, Phaser 6360, Phaser 6300/6350, Phaser 8560MFP, Phaser 6120, Phaser 3500, Phaser 7400, Phaser 4500, Phaser 8560, Phaser 6180, Phaser 5500, WorkCentre C2424, Phaser 8400, Phaser 7750, Phaser 8500/8550
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Thanks admirable,
The 8560 is in your list, but I haven't even got as far as connecting the printer!
The WNA doesn't "appear" on the network at all
I could easily imagine the wireless bit is just dead

:'(
 
neil_g said:
wireless printers = hassle.

if you can sit it next to your router and network cable it.

PS - change your router from WEP to WPA, WEP is about as secure as a chocolate safe.
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Thanks Neil,
I looked at going the WPA route (network joke there - ok sorry)
but that then means setting up a RADIUS server?!?

close to router and wired it is for now then!
 
WPA-PSK should be fine as it's just a shared key... no server needed!
 
Syx said:
WPA-PSK should be fine as it's just a shared key... no server needed!
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Thanks Syx,
Looks like the router (Draytek Vigor 2600We) doesn't support WPA after all!
why is nothing ever easy?!?!?
 
Syx said:
Looks like you're right on that one, I can only find references to WEP in the product details. You say you've "allowed" the MAC address, so I assume you're using filtering to stop unwanted MACs on your network? If so I wouldn't be as concerned about the use of WEP, especially in a residential setting.

Not sure if you've seen this:
http://download.support.xerox.com/pub/docs/WNA100/userdocs/any-os/en/WNA100_SetUp_Config_en.pdf
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yup MAC filtering is enabled
I've already trawled through the doc in your link - makes it all sound so easy, but...

btw I do wonder why they defaulted to 169.254.111.111 as the IP address
it's certainly not one that you'd guess
They're usually 192.168.1.xxx

anyone interested in an (almost) unused WNA-100?
 
169.254.x.x is the address that's automatically assigned by the Automatic Private IP Addressing service when windows can't find a DHCP server.
As such, when you connect the WNA-100, you will automatically get an address assigned that is in that range - meaning that to novice users they simply need to connect the device and APIPA will take care of the rest, eliminating any need to manually set an address. Seems foolish though considering that if you're setting one of these up you're probably beyond the level of setting your own IP address!
 
mmcp42 said:
yup MAC filtering is enabled
I've already trawled through the doc in your link - makes it all sound so easy, but...

btw I do wonder why they defaulted to 169.254.111.111 as the IP address
it's certainly not one that you'd guess
They're usually 192.168.1.xxx

anyone interested in an (almost) unused WNA-100?
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id welcome that kind of IP to be honest. the amount of times ive seen 192.168.1.x ranges cause issues when trying to VPN in to corporate network..
 
Syx said:
169.254.x.x is the address that's automatically assigned by the Automatic Private IP Addressing service when windows can't find a DHCP server.
As such, when you connect the WNA-100, you will automatically get an address assigned that is in that range - meaning that to novice users they simply need to connect the device and APIPA will take care of the rest, eliminating any need to manually set an address. Seems foolish though considering that if you're setting one of these up you're probably beyond the level of setting your own IP address!
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aha didn't know that - thanks for the info!
 
neil_g said:
id welcome that kind of IP to be honest. the amount of times ive seen 192.168.1.x ranges cause issues when trying to VPN in to corporate network..
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good point - didn't think of it that way!
luckily VPN isn't an issue for me
 
Do you have the router set to not broadcast the SSID ? I had this configured on my Netgear and my wireless HP printer wouldn't connect to the network. I had to enable the SSID broadcast to get it to do so. I'd have preferred not to, but I'm using WPA and MAC address filtering, so it could be worse.
 
jgs001 said:
Do you have the router set to not broadcast the SSID ? I had this configured on my Netgear and my wireless HP printer wouldn't connect to the network. I had to enable the SSID broadcast to get it to do so. I'd have preferred not to, but I'm using WPA and MAC address filtering, so it could be worse.
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nope, SSID is visible, tried that!
 
How many IP addresses have you assigned to your router's DHCP server to dish out, and have you reached the limit ? To be honest, I'd assign a specific IP address to your printer, outside the DHCP range anyway, that way, it'll never change. Try assigning something like 192.168.1.200 to your printer, then see if you can ping it from one of the other machines, if you use ping -t, the ping command will repeat constantly until you stop it with CTRL-C
 
jgs001 said:
How many IP addresses have you assigned to your router's DHCP server to dish out, and have you reached the limit ? To be honest, I'd assign a specific IP address to your printer, outside the DHCP range anyway, that way, it'll never change. Try assigning something like 192.168.1.200 to your printer, then see if you can ping it from one of the other machines, if you use ping -t, the ping command will repeat constantly until you stop it with CTRL-C
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there's only 15 devices on the network
mask is 255.255.255.0
so plenty of "space"
DHCP range starts at 15, so fixed devices - router, printers, wii (cough) have low numbers; laptops, desktops start at 15
the printers all have fixed IP addresses
I can ping the printer when directly connected
As soon as I put the WNA in, I cannot ping it or the printer "behind"

I'm beginning to think that life is too short
It's all working with wires - am I trying to solve a problem that's not there!:thinking:
 
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