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About Technical Terms
In this section, technical terms used in the manual are explained.
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Access Point
A wireless transceiver or base station that receives information from wireless clients/the
machine and rebroadcasts it. Required in an infrastructure network.
Admin Password
Administration password in IJ Network Tool to restrict access to network users. It must be
entered to access the printer and change printer settings.
When the printer's network settings are factory default, the admin password does not have to
been entered.
AES
An encryption method. It is optional for WPA. Strong cryptographic algorithm adopted within
U.S. government organizations for information processing.
AirPort Network (Infra)
Client computer and machine setup where all wireless communications pass through an access
point.
Authentication Method
The method that an access point uses to authenticate a printer through a wireless LAN. The
methods are agreeable each other.
When using WEP as an encryption method, the authentication method is able to fix to Open
System or Shared Key.
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