Linksys WPS54G User Guide - Page 16

Infrastructure, Ad-Hoc, Set PrintServer's Password, Wireless Settings

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Wireless-G PrintServer 6. The Set PrintServer's Password screen will appear. If you want to change your password, enter your current password in the Current Password field. Enter the new password in the New Password field, then enter it again in the Verify Password field. Click Next to continue, or click Back to return to the previous screen. 7. The Wireless Settings screen will appear. In the SSID field, enter your wireless network's SSID or name. This is the unique name shared by all devices in a wireless network. The SSID is case-sensitive and should have 32 characters or fewer. Select the channel at which the network broadcasts its wireless signal (available only if you selected Ad-Hoc for the Network Type setting). The Network Type setting shows a choice of two wireless modes. Select Infrastructure if you want the PrintServer to communicate using an access point or wireless router. Select Ad-Hoc if you want the PrintServer to communicate without using an access point or wireless router. Click Next to continue, or click Back to return to the previous screen. Figure 4-5: Set PrintServer's Password Chapter 4: Configuring the PrintServer Using the Setup Wizard Installation Figure 4-6: Wireless Settings ssid: your wireless network's name. infrastructure: configuration in which a wireless network is bridged to a wired network via an access point. ad-hoc: a group of wireless devices communicating directly to each other (peer-to-peer) without the use of an access point. 10

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Chapter 4: Configuring the PrintServer Using the Setup Wizard
Installation
Wireless-G PrintServer
6.
The
Set PrintServer’s Password
screen will appear. If you want to change your password, enter your current
password in the
Current Password
field. Enter the new password in the
New Password
field, then enter it
again in the
Verify Password
field.
Click
Next
to continue, or click
Back
to return to the previous screen.
7.
The
Wireless Settings
screen will appear. In the
SSID
field, enter your wireless network’s SSID or name. This
is the unique name shared by all devices in a wireless network. The SSID is case-sensitive and should have
32 characters or fewer.
Select the channel at which the network broadcasts its wireless signal (available only if you selected Ad-Hoc
for the Network Type setting).
The Network Type setting shows a choice of two wireless modes. Select
Infrastructure
if you want the
PrintServer to communicate using an access point or wireless router. Select
Ad-Hoc
if you want the
PrintServer to communicate without using an access point or wireless router.
Click
Next
to continue, or click
Back
to return to the previous screen.
Figure 4-5: Set PrintServer’s Password
Figure 4-6: Wireless Settings
ad-hoc:
a group of wireless devices
communicating
directly to each other (peer-to-peer) without the use
of an access point.
infrastructure:
configuration in which a wireless network
is bridged to a wired network via an access point.
ssid:
your wireless network’s name.