HP Deskjet 6800 series printer

Item

Meaning

 

The strength of the 802.11 radio signal the printer

 

is receiving:

Signal Strength (1-5 highest)

•

1 through 5: 5 indicates an excellent signal; 1

 

indicates a poor signal.

 

•

Not applicable: The printer is set to ad hoc

 

 

communication mode or the wireless network

 

 

is disabled.

 

 

 

One of several pre-set frequencies at which

 

802.11b-enabled devices communicate in order to

 

reduce interference.

Channel

The number of channels available varies by

 

country/region.

 

Not applicable means that the wireless network is

 

disabled.

 

 

 

The printer's authentication setting:

 

• Open System: No authentication is being used.

 

• Shared Key: The printer is using a WEP key for

Authentication Type

 

authentication.

• WPA-PSK: Authentication that uses a Pre-

 

 

 

Shared Key (PSK). Used as part of WPA for

 

 

small networks.

 

•

None: No authentication is in use.

 

 

 

 

•

64-bit WEP: Printer is configured with a five-

 

 

character or 10-digit WEP key.

 

•

128-bit WEP: Printer is configured with a 13-

 

 

character or 26-digit WEP key.

Encryption

• AES: An encryption method that can be used

 

 

with WPA.

 

• TKIP: An encryption method that can be used

 

 

with WPA.

 

• None: No encryption is being used.

 

 

 

The MAC address of the Wireless Access Point

 

(WAP) for the printer's network. This setting applies

Access Point HW address

only to infrastructure networks. Not applicable

 

means that the printer is set to ad hoc

 

communication mode.

 

 

 

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