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About Technical Terms
In this section, technical terms used in the manual are explained.
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Access Point
A wireless transceiver or base station that receives information from wireless clients/the
machine and rebroadcasts it. Required in an infrastructure network.
Ad-hoc
Client computer and machine setting where wireless communication occurs on a peer-to-
peer basis, i.e., all clients in with the same SSID/network name communicate directly with
each other. No access point is required. This machine does not support ad-hoc
communication.
Admin Password
Administration password to restrict access to network users. It must be entered to access the
printer and change printer settings.
AES
An encryption method that is mandated by WPA2 but is optional for WPA. Strong cryptographic
algorithm adopted within U.S. government organizations for information processing.
ANY-rejection
Feature of an access point to hide itself from and/or reject connection with clients whose SSID
/network name is set to "ANY".
Authentication Method
The method that an access point uses to authenticate a printer before it communicates with a
printer through a wireless LAN.
For WPA/WPA2, authentication method is PSK.
The method can be selected from Auto, Open System, or Shared Key. The same settings
must be specified between the access point and the machine.
Auto
The printer automatically changes its authentication method to match the access
point.
Open System
In this authentication method, the communication partner is authenticated without
using WEP key even if "Use WEP" is selected.
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