HP wp110 HP Wireless Print Server wp110 - (English) Configuration Guide - Page 7

operating modes, print server management, security: wired equivalent privacy - wireless print server

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operating modes The print server can be configured for ad hoc/computer to computer or infrastructure/ AirPort Network operating mode. ad hoc/computer to computer mode Allows the devices to communicate directly without being wired to a network. This is the default operating mode for the print server. infrastructure mode/AirPort network Allows both wireless and wired computers to send files to the printer through an access point. print server management The print server can be accessed and monitored using: • the embedded Web server (Windows only) • the wp110 utility (Macintosh only) • telnet • HP Web JetAdmin, HP's premiere printer management software. Go to www.hp.com/go/webjetadmin for information on HP Web JetAdmin. security: wired equivalent privacy Improve the security of your wireless network in infrastructure mode by using the Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) features of the print server. WEP supports data encryption and access control. For WEP to work, the encryption key on the print server must be set to the same value as the access point. Note Wireless transmission speed is reduced when WEP is enabled due to the time required for encryption and decryption. 3

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operating modes
The print server can be configured for ad hoc/computer to computer or infrastructure/
AirPort Network operating mode.
print server management
The print server can be accessed and
monitored using:
the embedded Web server (Windows
only)
the wp110 utility (Macintosh only)
• telnet
HP Web JetAdmin, HP's premiere
printer management software. Go to
www.hp.com/go/webjetadmin
for
information on HP Web JetAdmin.
security: wired equivalent
privacy
Improve the security of your wireless
network in infrastructure mode by using
the Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP)
features of the print server. WEP
supports data encryption and access
control. For WEP to work, the encryption
key on the print server must be set to the
same value as the access point.
Note
Wireless transmission speed is
reduced when WEP is enabled due to the
time required for encryption and
decryption.
ad hoc/computer to computer mode
infrastructure mode/AirPort network
Allows the devices to communicate directly
without being wired to a network. This is the
default operating mode for the print server.
Allows both wireless and wired computers to
send files to the printer through an access
point.