Printer Configuration
Note: After pressing the
Enter Button to move from Emulation to WLAN Type, the printer will pause
and display “Waiting for Wi-Fi” while reading the current configuration from the Bluetooth interface
module.
WLAN Type
WLAN Type
Infrastructure
Possible Values: Infrastructure*, Peer-to-Peer
This feature specifies the type of wireless network the printer will be attached to. An Infrastructure network
consists of nodes that connect to each other and/or a wired network through an Access Point. A Peer-to-Peer, or
Ad-Hoc, network consists of nodes that connect directly to each other without the control of an access point.
WLAN Channel
WLAN Channel
1
Possible Values: 1* … 14
Note that this feature is only available if the WLAN Type is set to Peer-to-Peer.
This feature sets the radio channel to be used when communicating in a Peer-to-Peer network. When in an
Infrastructure network, the radio channel is automatically assigned by the interface and Access Point.
WLAN SSID
WLAN SSID
any
Possible Values: any*,
Up to 16 characters of “0” through “9”, “A” through “Z”, “a” through “z”,
This feature specifies the “name” of the network the printer will connect to. This allows communications to be
controlled, or routed to the appropriate nodes when multiple wireless networks are present. When set to “any”,
the printer may connect to any available network(s).
To advance through the character positions, press the
Advance Button. To change the character at the current
position, press the
Increment Button. The order of characters that may be selected is “0123456789
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz”.
WLAN WEP Bits
WLAN WEP Bits
0
Possible Values: 0*, 64, 128
This feature specifies the level of Wired Equivalent Security to use. If set to “0”, security is turned off. If set to
a“64” or “128” bit encryption level, a WEP Key must be entered that matches the key on the other nodes on the
network.
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