Wireless network settings
Field Description
Wireless Status
Status of the wireless network:
● Disabled: the wireless 802.11b/g network is disabled when the
wired 802.3 network is active. This is the default setting.
● Enabled
Communication
Mode
An IEEE 802.11 networking framework in which devices or stations
communicate with each other:
● Infrastructure: the printer communicates with other network
devices through a wireless access point, such as a wireless
router or base station.
● Ad-hoc: the printer communicates directly with each device on
the network. No wireless access point is used. This is also
called a peer-to-peer network. On Macintosh networks, ad-hoc
mode is called computer-to-computer mode.
Network Name
(SSID)
Service Set Identifier. A unique identifier (up to 32 characters) that
differentiates one wireless local area network (WLAN) from another.
The SSID is also referred to as the Network Name—the name of
the network to which the printer is connected.
Data transmission and receipt information
Field Description
Total Packets
Received
The number of packets received by the printer without error since it
has been turned on. The counter clears after the printer is turned off.
Bad Packets
Received
The number of packets received with errors since the printer has
been turned on. The counter clears after the printer is turned off.
Total Packets
Transmitted
The number of packets transmitted by the printer without error since
it has been turned on. The counter clears after the printer is turned
off.
When a message is transmitted over a packet-switching network, it
is broken up into packets. Each packet contains the destination
address as well as the data.
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