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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

 

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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.

 

 

 

 

View Security Mode

View the encryption method for the wireless network.

 

 

 

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