Table 8-4802.11 Wireless settings (continued)

Message

Description

 

 

Status

Current 802.11 wireless configuration status.

 

Ready: A wireless connection to the network is established.

 

●

Infrastructure Mode: Associated with an access point and authenticated on the

 

 

network.

 

●

Ad Hoc Mode: Wireless communications established directly with other network

 

 

devices (access points are not used in this mode).

 

Initializing: The print server is booting up, performing self-tests, and verifying internal

 

communications.

 

Scanning: The print server is scanning for the specified network. The following status

 

or error messages can display:

 

●

Infrastructure Mode: The print server is scanning on all channels for a network

 

 

(access point) with the specified SSID.

 

●

Ad Hoc Mode: The print server is scanning on all channels for a network with the

 

 

specified SSID, or has created a workgroup to which no one has joined.

 

Error: A wireless connection error has occurred that prevents association or

 

authentication with an access point (infrastructure mode), or prevents a connection to

 

an ad hoc network. The following status or error messages can display.

 

Status/Error Messages

 

●

NO SIGNAL DETECTED: (Infrastructure Mode only) The print server did not find

 

 

an access point and did not detect a radio signal.

 

●

SCANNING FOR SSID: The print server is scanning on all channels for devices

 

 

on the specified SSID. Check your specified SSID, or check the status of the

 

 

access point (Infrastructure mode) or other wireless devices.

 

 

The print server continues to scan for the specified SSID.

 

●

AUTHENTICATION IN PROGRESS: Link-level authentication is in progress. In

 

 

Infrastructure mode, server-based authentication might also be in progress.

 

●

AUTHENTICATION FAILED. The HP Jetdirect print server cannot access the

 

 

network because of an authentication error. The error depends on the

 

 

authentication method used. Verify the authentication method using the

 

 

“Authentication Type” field.

 

●

ENCRYPTION REQUIRED: Encryption is required on this network, but encryption

 

 

is not enabled on the HP Jetdirect print server. Verify encryption configuration.

 

 

Communication Mode

Wireless network topology configured on the HP Jetdirect print server:

 

Infrastructure: Wireless connection to an access point (gateway, bridge, base station)

 

that receives and forwards network traffic between all network nodes.

 

Ad Hoc: A direct wireless peer-to-peer connection to all network nodes, without routing

 

through an access point.

 

 

Network Name (SSID)

Name of the network (service set identifier) to which the print server is connected.

 

 

 

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