Linksys WPS54G Network Card User Manual


 
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Chapter 4: Configuring the PrintServer Using the Setup Wizard
Installation
Wireless-G PrintServer
6. The Set PrintServer’s Password screen will appear. If you want to change your password, enter your current
password in the Current Password field. Enter the new password in the New Password field, then enter it
again in the Verify Password field.
Click Next to continue, or click Back to return to the previous screen.
7. The Wireless Settings screen will appear. In the SSID field, enter your wireless network’s SSID or name. This
is the unique name shared by all devices in a wireless network. The SSID is case-sensitive and should have
32 characters or fewer.
Select the channel at which the network broadcasts its wireless signal (available only if you selected Ad-Hoc
for the Network Type setting).
The Network Type setting shows a choice of two wireless modes. Select Infrastructure if you want the
PrintServer to communicate using an access point or wireless router. Select Ad-Hoc if you want the
PrintServer to communicate without using an access point or wireless router.
Click Next to continue, or click Back to return to the previous screen.
Figure 4-5: Set PrintServer’s Password
Figure 4-6: Wireless Settings
ad-hoc: a group of wireless devices communicating
directly to each other (peer-to-peer) without the use
of an access point.
infrastructure: configuration in which a wireless network
is bridged to a wired network via an access point.
ssid: your wireless network’s name.