Oki C532dn Wireless LAN Manual - Page 14

Glossary ••Glossary •• SSID The ID to identify the connection to a device on a network. Wireless connections are possible by setting the SSID of the wireless LAN access point for the device to be connected to the machine. The SSID is also called the network name, ESSID, or ESS-ID. •• Security (encryption method) This security (encryption method) can be set to prevent illegal access to a network and interception of transmitted data when using wireless LAN. The security (encryption method) settings must be the same settings on the machine and on the wireless LAN access point. •• WPS This is a wireless LAN setting format standardized by the Wi-Fi Alliance, an industry organization for wireless LAN. There are two setup formats, a push button format and a PIN code format. --Push button format: Wireless LAN can be easily set up by just pressing the WPS button on the wireless LAN access point. --PIN code format: Wireless LAN can be easily set up by registering an eight digit number assigned to the machine. •• Infrastructure mode This mode communicates via a wireless LAN access point. •• AP mode This mode allows the machine and the wireless terminal to communicate directly, without using a wireless LAN access point. - 14 -