Lexmark Z2400 Series manual router

Models: Z2400 Series

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router

A device that shares a single Internet connection with multiple computers or

 

other devices. The basic router controls network traffic.

security key

A password, such as a WEP key or a WPA pass phrase, used to make a network

 

secure

signal strength

Measure of how strongly a transmitted signal is being received

SSID (Service Set Identifier)

The name of a wireless network. When you connect a printer to a wireless

 

network, the printer needs to use the same SSID as the network. Also referred

 

to as network name or BSS (Basic Service Set).

Static IP address

An IP address assigned manually by you

switch

A device similar to a network hub that can connect different networks together

UAA (Universally Administered

An address assigned to a network printer or print server by the manufacturer.

Address)

To find the UAA, print a network setup page and look for the UAA listing.

USB cable

A lightweight, flexible cable that lets the printer communicate with the

 

computer at much higher speeds than parallel cables

USB port

A small, rectangular port on the back of the computer that connects the

 

peripheral devices using a USB cable, and lets them communicate at high

 

speeds

WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy)

A security setting that helps prevent unauthorized access to a wireless network.

 

Other possible security settings are WPA and WPA2.

wireless access point

A device that connects wireless devices together to form a wireless network

wireless router

A router that also serves as a wireless access point

Wi-Fi

An industry term that describes the technology used to create an interoperable

 

wireless local area network (WLAN).

WPA (Wi-Fi Protected Access)

A security setting that helps prevent unauthorized access to a wireless network.

 

WPA is not supported on ad hoc wireless networks. Other possible security

 

settings are WEP and WPA2.

WPA2

A newer version of WPA. Older routers are less likely to support this. Other

 

possible security settings are WPA and WEP.

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