Table 8-4802.11 Wireless settings (continued)

Message

Description

 

 

Signal Strength (1–5)

Strength of the radio signal received by the print server:

 

Level 1(Poor)

 

Levels 2 and 3 (Marginal)

 

Level 4 (Good)

 

Level 5 (Excellent)

 

No Signal: Level 0 (No radio signal detected on any channel)

 

<blank>: No radio signal detected while the print server is scanning.

 

Not Applicable: Signal strength is not applicable when the print server is in ad hoc

 

mode.

 

 

Network Connection Type

Specifies the type of network connection: Wireless or Wired.

 

 

Access Point / BSSID

Basic service set identifier (BSSID) is a 6-byte number that distinguishes one wireless

 

LAN (WLAN) from another, even if they have the same network name (SSID).

 

Infrastructure Mode: The MAC address or name of the access point to which the

 

HP Jetdirect wireless print server is connected.

 

Ad Hoc Mode: A random number or name generated by the initiator of the ad hoc

 

network.

 

 

Channel

Radio frequency channel that the print server sensed and configured for communication

 

on the network. Because it was automatically sensed from the network, this channel

 

can be different than the user-configured channel, which is only used for broadcasts if

 

the specified network/SSID is not found.

 

Channel number values 1 through14 might display. The allowed channels are country/

 

region-dependent.

 

 

Authentication Type

Level of encryption configured on the HP Jetdirect print server.

 

No Security (Open System): Positive validation of a device's identification is not

 

required for network access unless the network requires EAP authentication. An

 

authentication failure can indicate that an EAP authentication server has rejected

 

network access.

 

WEP: Each device on the network is configured with a shared secret WEP key which is

 

required to gain access to the network. Authentication failures for the HP Jetdirect print

 

server can arise if the installed key is faulty, or the wrong key is active, when multiple

 

keys are configured and stored on the print server.

 

WPA: For enhanced security, Wi-Fi protected access using a pre-shared key is

 

configured. The pre-shared key is generated by the print server through a user-specified

 

network passphrase configured on the print server.

 

 

User Name

User identity.

 

 

CA Server ID

ID of the CA server.

 

 

SSL Certificate

Indicates whether the SSL certificate is Installed or Not Installed.

 

 

SSL Version

Version of the installed SSL protocol.

 

 

SSL Issuer

Entity issuing the CA certificate.

 

 

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