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Wireless menu, Appletalk menu – Dell B5465dnf Mono Laser Printer MFP User Manual

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Wireless menu

Note: This menu is available only in printers connected to a wireless network or printer models that have a wireless
network adapter.

To access the menu, navigate to:

Network/Ports > Network [x] > Network [x] Setup > Wireless

Use

To

Wi

Fi Protected Setup

Start Push Button Method
Start PIN Method

Establish a wireless network and enable network security.

Notes:

Start Push Button Method connects the printer to a wireless
network when buttons on both the printer and the access point
(wireless router) are pressed within a given period of time.

Start PIN Method connects the printer to a wireless network when
a PIN on the printer is entered into the wireless settings of the
access point.

Enable/Disable WPS Auto

detection

Enable
Disable

Automatically detect the connection method that an access point with
WPS uses—Start Push Button Method or Start PIN Method.

Note: Disable is the factory default setting.

Network Mode

BSS Type

Infrastructure
Ad hoc

Specify the network mode.

Notes:

Infrastructure is the factory default setting. This lets the printer
access a network using an access point.

Ad hoc configures wireless connection directly between the printer
and a computer.

Compatibility

802.11b/g
802.11b/g/n

Specify the wireless standard for the wireless network.

Note: 802.11b/g/n is the factory default setting.

Choose Network

Select an available network for the printer to use.

View Signal Quality

View the quality of the wireless connection.

View Security Mode

View the encryption method for the wireless network.

AppleTalk menu

Note: This menu appears only in printer models that are connected to an Ethernet network or when an optional
wireless network adapter is installed.

To access the menu, navigate to either of the following:

Network/Ports > Standard Network > Standard Network Setup > AppleTalk

Network/Ports > Network [x] > Network [x] Setup > AppleTalk

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