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4 glossary, Wi-fi direct network terms, Group owner (g/o) – Brother HL-6180DWT 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 a 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 machine in the Wi-Fi Direct network environment. The device name
will be shown as HL-xxxx** or MFC-xxxx** (where xxxx is your model name and ** is the character string
assigned by your Brother machine).

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 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, the machine shows
G/O Active(**)

(where ** shows the number of devices). When your machine is a client, the machine

shows 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 (For HL-5470DW(T) and HL-6180DW(T))

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

Speed (For HL-5470DW(T) and HL-6180DW(T))

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

Glossary

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