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Table 4.3 | 802.11 Configuration Parameters (1 of 4) | |
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Ad Hoc |
| “Ad Hoc” (or |
| in which the wireless devices on a network communicate directly | |
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| with each other. Access Points are not used. Other terms used for |
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| Ad Hoc mode include Independent Basic Service Set (IBSS), and |
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| The |
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| server is Ad Hoc. To initially communicate with the print server, |
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| your wireless computer must be set up for Ad Hoc mode. |
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Channel |
| (Ad Hoc mode only) The channel selection identifies the radio |
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| frequency that the print server will use to broadcast its availability |
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| if it fails to associate with the specified Ad Hoc network on any |
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| channel. |
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| By factory default, channel 11 (2462 MHz) will be used. However, |
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| channel 10 (2457 MHz) is also available. |
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Infrastructure |
| “Infrastructure” is a wireless communication topology in which |
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| communications to and from each wireless network device go |
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| through an Access Point. An Access Point is a device, like a |
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| gateway or Base Station, that receives and forwards wireless |
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| communications to other network devices. Typically, an Access |
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| Point connects wireless devices to a cabled network. |
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| Infrastructure mode is the preferred topology for large networks. |
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| Other terms used for Infrastructure mode include Basic Service |
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| Set (BSS), "star topology", and "enterprise mode". |
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Select Network | Specify or select the name of the wireless network to which the | |
Name (SSID) |
| HP Jetdirect print server will connect. The Network Name is also |
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| called the SSID (Service Set Identifier) and identifies the ESS |
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| (Extended Service Set) that is normally associated with larger |
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| Infrastructure Mode networks. The print server will list detected |
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| SSIDs. |
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| An empty (or “blank”) SSID field is accepted, for example, on |
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| networks that rely on signal strength, encryption and |
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| authentication methods to control network access. |
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| The |
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| server is “hpsetup”. To initially communicate with the print server, |
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| your wireless computer’s SSID must also be “hpsetup”. (Note: the |
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| SSID characters are |
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| appropriate lower- or uppercase characters.) |
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Refresh |
| Click this button to refresh the list of network names detected by |
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| the print server. |
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ENWW | Using the Embedded Web Server 112 |