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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 in Canon IJ Network Tool to restrict access to network users. It must
be entered to access the printer and change printer settings.
When the printer's network settings are factory default, the admin password does not have to
been entered.
AES
An encryption method. It is optional for WPA. Strong cryptographic algorithm adopted within
U.S. government organizations for information processing.
Authentication Method
The method that an access point uses to authenticate a printer through a wireless LAN. The
methods are agreeable each other.
When using WEP as an encryption method, the authentication method is able to fix to Open
System or Shared Key. (The default authentication method is Auto.)
For WPA/WPA2, authentication method is PSK.
Auto
The printer automatically changes its authentication method to match the access
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