Wireless Configuration

Wireless Models - FPS-2PUW, FPS-2PUWG

FPS-2PUW and FPS-2PUWG are Wireless stations, NOT access point. Like all other Wireless stations, they have 3 work modes:

∙802.11 Ad Hoc mode - No Access Point is used, Wireless stations communicate directly with each other. This is the current standard.

∙Ad Hoc mode - No Access Point is used, Wireless stations communicate directly with each other. This is the older standard.

Of the two (2) Ad-hoc modes, "802.11 Ad Hoc" mode is recom- mended. If your Wireless LAN Card doesn't provide "802.11 Ad Hoc" mode, try "Ad Hoc" mode on the PC and "802.11 Ad Hoc" on the FPS-2PUW and FPS-2PUWG. If this fails, select "Ad-hoc" mode on the Print Server.

∙Infrastructure (Default) - All Wireless stations connect to the Access Point. This allows connection to both other Wireless stations and the wired LAN.

FPS-2PUW and FPS-2PUWG do NOT allow both the LAN connection and "Infrastructure" mode.

In "Infrastructure" mode, connecting a LAN cable will disable the

Wireless interface.

Required configuration

 

Ad-hoc Mode

Infrastructure Mode

 

 

 

SSID

Must match the other Wireless sta-

Must match the Access

 

tions, unless the SSID is null or

Point.

 

"any".

 

 

If its SSID is null or "any", a Wire-

 

 

less station can join any Ad-hoc

 

 

group.

 

 

But since the FPS-2PUW and FPS-

 

 

2PUWG is fixed devices (rather

 

 

than roaming), their SSID should

 

 

not be null or "any".

 

 

It's recommended to assign value

 

 

to SSID for FPS-2PUW or FPS-

 

 

2PUWG.

 

 

 

 

Channel

Should match the other Wireless

Access Point sets the Chan-

 

stations.

nel used.

 

However, when joining an existing

Wireless stations automati-

 

ad-hoc group, a Wireless station

cally locate the correct chan-

 

must use the Channel in use, rather

nel.

 

than its own Channel.

 

 

For a device like the Wireless Print

 

 

Server in a fixed location, it is best

 

 

to set them to the Channel provid-

 

 

ing the least interference and best

 

 

 

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