Dell B1165nfw Dell Users Guide - Page 168

Wireless network setup Items to prepare • Access point • Network-connected computer • Software CD that was provided with your machine • A machine installed with a wireless network interface • Network cable Printing a network configuration report You can identify the network settings of your machine by printing a network configuration report. See "Printing a network configuration report" on page 138. IP setting using SetIP Program (Windows) This program is used to manually set the network IP address of your machine using its MAC address to communicate with the machine. The MAC address is the hardware serial number of the network interface and can be found in the Network Configuration Report. See "Setting IP address" on page 138. Configuring the machine's wireless network Before starting you will need to know the network name (SSID) of your wireless network and the Network Password if it is encrypted. This information was set when the access point (or wireless router) was installed. If you do not know about your wireless environment, please ask the person who set up your network. 15 Setting the Wi-Fi Direct for mobile printing Wi-Fi Direct is an easy-to-setup peer-to-peer connecting between method for your between a printer and mobile device that supports Wi-Fi Direct that provides a secure connection and better throughput than ad hoc mode. With Wi-Fi Direct, you can connect your printer to a Wi-Fi Direct network while concurrently connecting to an access point, You can also use a wired network and a Wi-Fi Direct network simultaneously so multiple users can access and print documents both from Wi-Fi Direct and from a wired network. • You cannot connect to the internet through the mobile device in use WiFi Direct. • The supported protocol list may differ from your model, Wi-Fi Direct networks do NOT support IPv6, network filtering, IPSec, WINS, and SLP services. • Up to four mobile devices can connect to Wi-Fi Direct at one time. 2. Using a Network-Connected Machine 168