Dell 2355dn Multifunction Mono Laser Printer Wireless and Network Guide - Page 52

Network Status, Network setup

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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. • Link Status: indicates whether or not the WLAN interface is connected to other wireless devices. • SSID • Operation Mode • Associated Frequency: indicates the associated frequency mode, for example, 802.11b/g. • BSSID: displays the associated BSSID, for example, 00:02:78:E3:43:89. • 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. • 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. • 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 casesensitive. • Operation Mode: Operation Mode refers to the type of wireless connections. Choose one of the following options: - Ad hoc: allows wireless devices to communicate directly with each other in a peer-to-peer environment. NOTE: In Ad-Hoc mode, you may need to restart the print server depending on your wireless network device. - Infrastructure: allows wireless devices to communicate with each other through an access point. 50 Appendix G. Wireless network environment

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Appendix G. Wireless network environment
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.
Link Status
: indicates whether or not the WLAN interface is connected to
other wireless devices.
SSID
Operation Mode
Associated Frequency
: indicates the associated frequency mode, for
example, 802.11b/g.
BSSID
: displays the associated BSSID, for example, 00:02:78:E3:43:89.
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.
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.
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.
Operation Mode
: Operation Mode refers to the type of wireless
connections. Choose one of the following options:
Ad hoc
: allows wireless devices to communicate directly with each
other in a peer-to-peer environment.
NOTE:
In Ad-Hoc mode, you may need to restart the print server depending
on your wireless network device.
Infrastructure
: allows wireless devices to communicate with each
other through an access point.