Wireless network setup, Items to prepare, Printing a network configuration report – Dell B1165nfw Multifunction Mono Laser Printer User Manual
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Wireless network setup
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2. Using a Network-Connected Machine
Items to prepare
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Access point
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Network-connected computer
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Software CD that was provided with your machine
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A machine installed with a wireless network interface
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Network cable
Printing a network configuration report
You can identify the network settings of your machine by printing a network
configuration report.
See "Printing a network configuration report" on page 138.
IP setting using SetIP Program (Windows)
This program is used to manually set the network IP address of your machine
using its MAC address to communicate with the machine. The MAC address is
the hardware serial number of the network interface and can be found in the
Network Configuration Report.
See "Setting IP address" on page 138.
Configuring the machine’s wireless network
Before starting you will need to know the network name (SSID) of your wireless
network and the Network Password if it is encrypted. This information was set
when the access point (or wireless router) was installed. If you do not know
about your wireless environment, please ask the person who set up your
network.
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Setting the Wi-Fi Direct for mobile printing
Wi-Fi Direct is an easy-to-setup peer-to-peer connecting between method for
your between a printer and mobile device that supports Wi-Fi Direct that
provides a secure connection and better throughput than ad hoc mode.
With Wi-Fi Direct, you can connect your printer to a Wi-Fi Direct network while
concurrently connecting to an access point, You can also use a wired network
and a Wi-Fi Direct network simultaneously so multiple users can access and print
documents both from Wi-Fi Direct and from a wired network.
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You cannot connect to the internet through the mobile device in use Wi-
Fi Direct.
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The supported protocol list may differ from your model, Wi-Fi Direct
networks do NOT support IPv6, network filtering, IPSec, WINS, and SLP
services.
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Up to four mobile devices can connect to Wi-Fi Direct at one time.