Brother International MFC-8710DW Wi-Fi Direct Guide - English - Page 28

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4 Glossary 4 Wi-Fi Direct network terms 4 Group Owner (G/O) 4 If you set Group Owner to On, your Brother machine serves as an access point when you configure a Wi-Fi Direct network. The G/O assigns a SSID name, password and IP address for the Wi-Fi Direct network. The default setting is Off. 4 Device Information 4 Device Name 4 You can check the device name of the machine in the Wi-Fi Direct network environment. The device name will be shown as HL-xxxx** or MFC-xxxx** (where xxxx is your model name and ** is the character string assigned by your Brother machine). SSID 4 This field displays the current Wi-Fi Direct network SSID name. The display shows up to 32 characters of the SSID name. IP Address 4 This field displays the current IP address of the machine assigned by the G/O. Status Information 4 Status 4 This field displays the current Wi-Fi Direct network status. When your machine is a G/O, the machine shows G/O Active(**) (where ** shows the number of devices). When your machine is a client, the machine shows Client Active. If you see Off, your machine's Wi-Fi Direct interface is disabled. Signal 4 This field displays the current Wi-Fi Direct network signal strength. Channel (For HL-5470DW(T) and HL-6180DW(T)) 4 This field displays the current Wi-Fi Direct network channel. Speed (For HL-5470DW(T) and HL-6180DW(T)) 4 This field displays the current Wi-Fi Direct network speed. 25

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Wi-Fi Direct network terms
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Group Owner (G/O)
4
If you set Group Owner to
On
, your Brother machine serves as an access point when you configure a Wi-Fi
Direct network. The G/O assigns a SSID name, password and IP address for the Wi-Fi Direct network. The
default setting is
Off
.
Device Information
4
Device Name
4
You can check the device name of the machine in the Wi-Fi Direct network environment. The device name
will be shown as HL-xxxx** or MFC-xxxx** (where xxxx is your model name and ** is the character string
assigned by your Brother machine).
SSID
4
This field displays the current Wi-Fi Direct network SSID name. The display shows up to 32 characters of the
SSID name.
IP Address
4
This field displays the current IP address of the machine assigned by the G/O.
Status Information
4
Status
4
This field displays the current Wi-Fi Direct network status. When your machine is a G/O, the machine shows
G/O Active(**)
(where ** shows the number of devices). When your machine is a client, the machine
shows
Client Active
. If you see
Off
, your machine's Wi-Fi Direct interface is disabled.
Signal
4
This field displays the current Wi-Fi Direct network signal strength.
Channel (For HL-5470DW(T) and HL-6180DW(T))
4
This field displays the current Wi-Fi Direct network channel.
Speed (For HL-5470DW(T) and HL-6180DW(T))
4
This field displays the current Wi-Fi Direct network speed.
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