Understanding the printer menus

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Wireless menu

Note: This menu is available only in printers connected to a wireless network or printer models that have a wireless network adapter.

To access the menu, navigate to:

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

 

Use

To

 

 

 

 

WiFi Protected Setup

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 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 wireless connection directly between the printer

 

 

and a computer.

 

 

 

 

Compatibility

Specify the wireless standard for the wireless network.

 

802.11b/g

Note: 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 appears only in printer models that are connected to an Ethernet network or when an optional wireless network adapter is installed.

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

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

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

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