Overview, Wireless network terms and concepts, Ssid (service set identifier) and channels – Brother HL-5280DW User Manual
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Configuring your wireless network printer
(HL-5280DW only)
Overview
To connect your printer to your wireless network, you need to follow the steps in the Quick Setup Guide. We
recommend that you use the automatic installer application in the CD-ROM we have provided with the printer.
By using this application, you can easily connect your printer to your wireless network and install the network
software and printer driver which you need to complete the configuration of your printer for a wireless network.
You will be guided by the on-screen instructions until you are able to use your Brother wireless network
printer. Please follow the instructions in the supplied Quick Setup Guide.
If you want to configure your printer without using the automatic installer application, please read this chapter
for more details on how to configure the wireless network settings. For information on TCP/IP settings, see
IP addresses, subnet masks and gateways on page 2-1. Then, in Chapter 4 and Chapter 5 (for Windows
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),
and Chapter 7 (for Macintosh
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), you will learn how to install the network software and drivers into the
operating system running on your computer.
Wireless network terms and concepts
When you configure the wireless network printer, you must ensure that your wireless network printer is
configured to match the settings of the existing wireless network. This section provides some of main terms
and concepts of these settings, which may be helpful when you configure the wireless network printer.
SSID (Service Set Identifier) and channels
You need to configure the SSID and a channel to specify the wireless network you want to connect to.
SSID
Each wireless network has its own unique network name and it is technically referred to as SSID or ESSID
(Extended Service Set Identifier). The SSID is a 32-byte or less value and is assigned to the access point.
The wireless network devices you want to associate to the wireless network should match the access point.
The access point and wireless network devices regularly send wireless packets (referred to as a beacon)
which has the SSID information. When your wireless network device receives a beacon, you can identify the
wireless network that is close enough for the radio waves to reach your device.