ItemMeaning
Wireless Status The printer's wireless network status:
●Connected: The printer is connected to the wireless network.
●Disconnected: The printer is not connected to the wireless network.
●Disabled: The wireless radio is off and the printer is connected to an Ethernet network.
Communication | The communication mode to which the printer is configured. | |
Mode | ● | Infrastructure |
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| ● | Ad hoc |
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Network Name | The SSID setting to which the printer is set. | |
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Signal Strength | The strength of the 802.11 radio signal the printer is receiving: | |
● 1 through 5: 5 indicates an excellent signal; 1 indicates a | ||
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| poor signal. |
| ● Not applicable: The printer is set to ad hoc communication | |
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| mode or the wireless network is disabled. |
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Channel | One of several | |
| devices communicate in order to reduce interference. | |
| The number of channels available varies by country/region. | |
| Not applicable means that the wireless network is disabled. | |
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Authentication | The printer's authentication setting: | |
Type | ● Open System: No authentication is being used. | |
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| ● Shared Key: The printer is using a WEP key for | |
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| (PSK). Used as part of WPA for small networks. |
| ● None: No authentication is in use. | |
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Encryption | The printer's encryption setting: | |
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| digit WEP key. |
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| digit WEP key. |
| ● 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. | |
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Access Point | The MAC address of the Wireless Access Point (WAP) for the | |
HW address | printer's network. This setting applies only to infrastructure | |
| networks. Not applicable means that the printer is set to ad hoc | |
| communication mode. | |
Network Guide | 5 |