4 Glossary

Wi-Fi Direct network terms

Group Owner (G/O)

If you set Group Owner to On, your Brother machine serves as an access point when you configure a Wi-Fi

 

Direct network. The G/O assigns an SSID name, password and IP address for the Wi-Fi Direct network. The

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default setting is Off.

Device Information

Device Name

You can check the device name of the Brother machine in the Wi-Fi Direct network environment. The device name will be shown as MFC-xxxx or DCP-xxxx (where xxxx is your model name.).

SSID

This field displays the current Wi-Fi Direct network SSID name. The display shows up to 32 characters of the SSID name.

IP Address

This field displays the current IP address of the machine, as assigned by the G/O.

Status Information

Status

This field displays the current Wi-Fi Direct network status. When your machine is a G/O, it displays the message G/O Active(**) (where ** is the number of devices). When your machine is a client, the machine displays the message Client Active. If you see Off, your machine’s Wi-Fi Direct interface is disabled.

Signal

This field displays the current Wi-Fi Direct network signal strength.

Channel

This field displays the current Wi-Fi Direct network channel.

Speed

This field displays the current Wi-Fi Direct network speed.

I/F Enable

If you want to use the Wi-Fi Direct network connection, set I/F Enable to On.

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