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Use

To

 

Auto Configuration

Specify whether or not the wireless network adapter accepts the

 

On

automatic IPv6 address configuration entries provided by a router.

 

Off

Note: On is the factory default setting.

 

 

 

 

View Hostname

Set the host name.

 

 

Note: These settings can be changed only from the Embedded Web

 

View Address

 

 

Server.

 

View Router Address

 

 

 

 

 

 

Enable DHCPv6

Enable DHCPv6 in the printer.

 

On

Note: On is the factory default setting.

 

Off

 

 

 

 

Wireless menu

Note: This menu is available only in printers connected to an Ethernet network and printers with a wireless network adapter attached.

To access the menu, navigate to either of the following:

Network/Ports > Standard Network > Standard Network Setup > Wireless

Network/Ports > Network [x] > Network [x] Setup > Wireless

 

Use

To

 

 

 

 

WiFi Protected Setup (WPS)

Establish a wireless network connection and enable network security.

 

Start Push Button Method

Notes:

 

Start PIN Method

 

Start Push Button Method connects the printer to a wireless

 

 

 

 

network when buttons on both the printer and the access point

 

 

(wireless router) are pressed within a given period of time.

 

 

Start PIN Method connects the printer to a wireless network when

 

 

a PIN on the printer is entered into the wireless settings of the

 

 

access point.

 

 

 

 

Enable/Disable WPS Autodetection

Automatically detect the connection method that an access point with

 

Enable

WPS uses—Start Push Button Method or Start PIN Method.

 

Disable

Note: Disable is the factory default setting.

 

 

 

 

Network Mode

Specify the network mode.

 

BSS Type

Notes:

 

Infrastructure

 

Infrastructure is the factory default setting. This lets the printer

 

Ad hoc

 

access a network using an access point.

 

 

 

 

Ad hoc configures a wireless connection directly between the

 

 

printer and a computer.

 

 

 

 

Compatibility

Specify the wireless standard for the wireless network.

 

802.11b/g

Note: The 802.11b/g/n is the factory default setting.

 

802.11b/g/n

 

 

 

 

 

Choose Network

Select an available network for the printer to use.

 

 

 

 

View Signal Quality

View the quality of the wireless connection.

 

 

 

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