4 network name (ssid) – HP Deskjet 6840 Color Inkjet Printer User Manual

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Wireless network location

Profile

Office

at_work

• Network name: office
• Communication mode: infrastructure
• Security: WPA
• Authentication: WPA/PSK

Home

at_home

• Network name: home
• Communication mode: ad hoc
• Security: WEP
• Authentication: Open System

When the laptop is being used at work, the person must set the wireless profile to

at_work in order to connect to the office network.
Conversely, the laptop must be set to the at_home wireless profile when the person

is at home and wants to connect the laptop to the home network.

4.2.4 Network name (SSID)

A network name, or “Service Set Identifier (SSID)”, identifies a particular wireless

network. In order to operate on a network, a device must know the network's network

name.
A wireless network only has one network name.
A given location, such as an office, may have several wireless networks, each with

a different network name. Wireless devices use network names to identify

overlapping wireless networks.

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