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Signal strength, IP addresses, How to locate the IP address of a computer, Windows users only - wireless set up

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Scenario 5: Laptop connected wirelessly to printer without Internet • A laptop is directly connected wirelessly to a printer without going through a wireless router. • The network has no connection to the Internet. SSID SSID (Service Set identifier) is a setting on a wireless device that allows devices to join the same wireless network. It is sometimes called the network name. The SSID permits devices to communicate with each other. Signal strength Wireless devices have built-in antennas that transmit and receive radio signals. The signal strength listed on the printer network setup page indicates how strongly a transmitted signal is being received. Many factors can affect the signal strength. One factor is interference from other wireless devices or even other devices such as microwave ovens. Another factor is distance. The farther two wireless devices are from each other, the more likely it is that the communication signal will be weaker. IP addresses An IP address is a unique number used by devices on an IP network to locate and communicate with each other. Devices on an IP network can only communicate with each other if they have unique and valid IP addresses. A unique IP address means no two devices on the same network have the same IP address. You can locate the printer IP address by printing out the network setup page. How to locate the IP address of a computer Windows users only 1 Click Start Œ Programs or All Programs Œ Accessories Œ Command Prompt. 2 Type ipconfig. 3 Press Enter. The IP address appears as four sets of numbers separated by periods, such as 192.168.0.100. This is determined by your operating system or wireless network software. Macintosh users only 1 From the Finder desktop, click Applications. 2 From Applications, double-click System Preferences. 3 Click Network. The IP address appears as four sets of numbers separated by periods, such as 192.168.0.100. This is determined by your operating system or wireless network software. 19

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Scenario 5: Laptop connected wirelessly to printer without Internet
•
A laptop is directly connected wirelessly to a printer without going through a wireless router.
•
The network has no connection to the Internet.
SSID
SSID (Service Set identifier)
is a setting on a wireless device that allows devices to join the same wireless network.
It is sometimes called the
network name
. The SSID permits devices to communicate with each other.
Signal strength
Wireless devices have built-in antennas that transmit and receive radio signals. The signal strength listed on the
printer network setup page indicates how strongly a transmitted signal is being received. Many factors can affect
the signal strength. One factor is interference from other wireless devices or even other devices such as microwave
ovens. Another factor is distance. The farther two wireless devices are from each other, the more likely it is that the
communication signal will be weaker.
IP addresses
An
IP address
is a unique number used by devices on an IP network to locate and communicate with each other.
Devices on an IP network can only communicate with each other if they have unique and valid IP addresses. A
unique IP address means no two devices on the same network have the same IP address.
You can locate the printer IP address by printing out the network setup page.
How to locate the IP address of a computer
Windows users only
1
Click
Start
Programs or All Programs
Accessories
Command Prompt
.
2
Type
ipconfig
.
3
Press
Enter
.
The IP address appears as four sets of numbers separated by periods, such as 192.168.0.100. This is
determined by your operating system or wireless network software.
Macintosh users only
1
From the Finder desktop, click
Applications
.
2
From Applications, double-click
System Preferences
.
3
Click
Network
.
The IP address appears as four sets of numbers separated by periods, such as 192.168.0.100. This is
determined by your operating system or wireless network software.
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