Network Status
This section displays information on the current wireless connection. This
window appears when you select Wireless in EWS. The option items may
differ due to the printer models.
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Link Status: indicates whether or not the WLAN interface is connected to
other wireless devices.
SSID
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Operation Mode
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Associated Frequency: indicates the associated frequency mode, for
example, 802.11b/g.
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BSSID: displays the associated BSSID, for example, 00:02:78:E3:43:89.
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Link Quality: represents quality of the wireless link between the print
server and an access point or other devices by percentage, for example,
Excellent, Very Good.
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Current Channel: represents the associated channel, for example, [10]
2457 MHz.
Network setup
These are the basic parameters required to make wireless connections found
on the Wireless menu of EWS. Click Submit after changing parameters.
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SSID: SSID (Service Set Identifier) is a name that identifies a wireless
network. Access points and wireless devices attempting to connect to a
specific wireless network must use the same SSID. The SSID is case-
sensitive.
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Operation Mode: Operation Mode refers to the type of wireless
connections. Choose one of the following options:
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Ad hoc: allows wireless devices to communicate directly with each
other in a peer-to-peer environment.
NOTE:
on your wireless network device.
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Infrastructure: allows wireless devices to communicate with each
other through an access point.
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Appendix G. Wireless network environment
In Ad-Hoc mode, you may need to restart the print server depending