4 glossary, Wi-fi direct network terms, Group owner (g/o) – Brother MFC-J4710DW User Manual

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Wi-Fi Direct network terms

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Group Owner (G/O)

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If you set Group Owner to On, your Brother machine serves as an access point when you configure a Wi-Fi

Direct network. The G/O assigns an SSID name, password and IP address for the Wi-Fi Direct network. The
default setting is Off.

Device Information

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Device Name

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You can check the device name of the Brother machine in the Wi-Fi Direct network environment. The device
name will be shown as MFC-xxxx or DCP-xxxx (where xxxx is your model name.).

SSID

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This field displays the current Wi-Fi Direct network SSID name. The display shows up to 32 characters of the
SSID name.

IP Address

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This field displays the current IP address of the machine, as assigned by the G/O.

Status Information

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Status

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This field displays the current Wi-Fi Direct network status. When your machine is a G/O, it displays the
message G/O Active(**) (where ** is the number of devices). When your machine is a client, the machine
displays the message Client Active. If you see Off, your machine’s Wi-Fi Direct interface is disabled.

Signal

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This field displays the current Wi-Fi Direct network signal strength.

Channel

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This field displays the current Wi-Fi Direct network channel.

Speed

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This field displays the current Wi-Fi Direct network speed.

I/F Enable

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If you want to use the Wi-Fi Direct network connection, set I/F Enable to On.

Glossary

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