Epson C11CA29201-O - Artisan 800 Color Inkjet User manual

Using the Control Panel for
Wireless Network Installation
Artisan™800 Series

2Before You Begin
Before You Begin
Make sure you installed ink cartridges and loaded paper in the printer as described
on the Start Here sheet. Make sure that your wireless router or access point is set
up and working correctly. Then follow the instructions in this guide to set up the
printer for use on a network.
Do one of the following:
■If you’re installing the printer for the first time, see the next section to connect
the printer to your wireless network.
■If you’re setting up an additional computer to use the printer on the network,
follow the steps in “Installing Software” on page 12.

Connecting to Your Wireless Network 3
Connecting to Your Wireless Network
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
security mode and WEP key or WPA passphrase. Enter your network and security
information in the space provided below:
Network name (SSID): ____________________________________________
Security mode (select one):
❑None
❑WEP-64, ASCII
❑WEP-64, Hexadecimal
❑WEP-128, ASCII
❑WEP-128, Hexadecimal
❑WPA-PSK (TKIP)
❑WPA-PSK (AES)
WEP key or WPA passphrase: _______________________________________
Note:
The printer supports the following wireless security modes: WEP-64, WEP-128, and
WPA-PSK.
If your WEP key is 5 or 13 characters, it’s ASCII. If it’s 10 or 26 characters, it’s
hexadecimal.
If your WPA passphrase contains upper- or lowercase letters, be sure to note them
correctly.
If your wireless network uses WPA as the security mode, you will also need to know
whether it’s using TKIP or AES as the encryption algorithm.
If you don’t know your wireless network name (SSID) or security settings, contact the
person who set up your wireless network.

4Connecting to Your Wireless Network
Enabling Wireless Communication
1. If necessary, press the Home button on the printer control panel to return to
the Home menu.
2. Select Setup.
3. Press r, then select Network Settings.
4. Select Wireless LAN Setup.
5. Select Yes.

Connecting to Your Wireless Network 5
6. Select Enable.
7. Select Manual Wireless LAN Setup.
8. Press the OK button to continue.
9. Select Yes.

6Connecting to Your Wireless Network
10. Select Infrastructure Mode.
Continue with the next section.
Searching for Your Wireless Network
1. Select Search SSID.
2. Select the name of your wireless network. Press lor rto view more networks.
Continue with “Selecting Security Settings” on page 8.

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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 Back button to return to the previous screen,
select Search SSID, then repeat step 2.
■If you still can’t find the network name in the list, your router or access
point may be set to not broadcast its network name. Press the Back
button, then see “Entering Your Network Name” below.
Entering Your Network Name
1. Select Enter SSID, then press OK.
2. Enter your network name.
■Press Menu to switch between uppercase (ABC), lowercase (abc), or
numeric (123) characters.
■Press uor duntil you see the character you want.
■Press rto enter the next character.
■Press –to delete a character.
3. Press OK when you’re done entering your network name.
Continue with the next section.

8Connecting to Your Wireless Network
Selecting Security Settings
1. Select the security mode that your wireless network is using. Press lor rto
view more options.
Note:
If your wireless network doesn’t have security enabled, select None.
2. Do one of the following:
■If your wireless network doesn’t have security enabled, see “Confirming
Your Network Settings” on page 11.
■If your wireless network uses WPA as the security mode, continue with
“Selecting WPA Security Settings” on page 9.
■If your wireless network uses WEP as the security mode, continue with
“Selecting WEP Security Settings” on page 10.

Connecting to Your Wireless Network 9
Selecting WPA Security Settings
1. Enter your WPA passphrase.
Note:
If your WPA passphrase contains upper- or lowercase letters, be sure to enter
them correctly.
■Press Menu to switch between uppercase (ABC), lowercase (abc), or
numeric (123) characters.
■Press uor duntil you see the character you want.
■Press rto enter the next character.
■Press –to delete a character.
2. When you’re done entering the WPA passphrase, press OK.
Continue with “Confirming Your Network Settings” on page 11.

10 Connecting to Your Wireless Network
Selecting WEP Security Settings
1. 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. Enter your WEP key.
■Press Menu to switch between uppercase (ABC), lowercase (abc), or
numeric (123) characters.
■Press uor duntil you see the character you want.
■Press rto enter the next character.
■Press –to delete a character.
3. When you’re done entering the WEP key, press OK.
Continue with the next section.