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Wireless menu

Note: This menu is available only in printer models connected to a wireless network.

To access the menu, navigate to any 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 and enable network security.

 

Start Push Button Method

Notes:

 

Start PIN Method

 

Start Push Button Method connects the printer to a wireless

 

 

 

 

network by pressing buttons on both the printer and the access

 

 

point (wireless router) within a given period of time.

 

 

Start PIN Method connects the printer to a wireless network by

 

 

using a PIN on the printer and entering it 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.

 

Infrastructure

Notes:

 

Ad hoc

 

Ad hoc is the factory default setting. This configures wireless

 

 

 

 

connection directly between the printer and a computer.

 

 

Infrastructure lets the printer access a network using an access

 

 

point.

 

 

 

 

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.

 

 

 

 

View Security Mode

View the encryption method for the wireless network.

 

 

 

AppleTalk menu

Note: This menu is available only in printer models connected to a wired network or when an optional network card is installed.

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

Network/Ports > Standard Network > Standard Network Setup > AppleTalk

Network/Ports > Network Setup [x] > AppleTalk

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