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Wireless Network Setting
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Configure settings to use this machine as a wireless LAN access point or wireless LAN adapter.
If [Wireless Only] or [Wired + Wireless (Secondary Mode)] is selected in [Network I/F Configuration], run this machine as a wireless LAN adapter, and configure settings to connect to the access point you are using.
Settings | Description |
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[Awake from ErP] | Select the method to return the machine from the ErP Auto Power Off mode.
[Awake with Magic Packet] is specified by default. |
[Easy Setting (WPS)] | Configure a setting to automatically obtain connection information from an access point. The access point must support the WPS function.
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[Manual Setting] | Manually configure settings items such as SSID and the encryption scheme that are required for a connection.
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[Connection Status] | Allows you to check the access point connected to this machine, the radio field intensity of the access point, and the current communication speed. |
[Device Setting] | Allows you to check the MAC address of the wireless network adapter. |
If [Wired + Wireless (Primary Mode)] is selected in [Network I/F Configuration], configure settings to use this machine as a wireless LAN access point.
Settings | Description | |
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[Awake from ErP] | Select the method to return the machine from the ErP Auto Power Off mode.
[Awake with Magic Packet] is specified by default. | |
[AP Mode Setting] | Manually configure settings to use this machine as a wireless LAN access point.
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[Wireless Channel] | Set a wireless channel to be used by the access point. Selecting [Auto] searches for a channel that is not being used for other access points, and automatically assigns it to the access point. [Auto] is specified by default. | |
[ANY Connection] | Select whether to allow ANY connection. If [Restrict] is selected, the SSID cannot be detected automatically as an access point in the wireless LAN adapter side. [Allow] is specified by default. | |
[MAC address Filtering] | Restricts wireless LAN adapters that can be connected to the access point using the MAC address. Enter the MAC addresses of wireless LAN adapters that can be connected to the access point. MAC addresses of up to 16 devices can be registered. | |
[DHCP Server Settings] | Configure a setting to use the DHCP server function. In general use, DHCP server settings are required.
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[No.of Concurrent Devices Allowed] | Enter the number of devices that can be connected simultaneously to the access point. [5] devices is specified by default. | |
[Signal Strength Setting] | Select the radio field intensity of the access point from three levels (Low, Middle, and High). [High] is specified by default. | |
[Device Setting] | Allows you to check the MAC address of the wireless network adapter. | |
[Display Connected Devices] | Displays a list of names and MAC addresses of wireless LAN adapters that are connected to the access point. |
When [Wired + Wireless (Wi-Fi Direct)] is selected in [Network I/F Configuration], configure settings to operate this machine as a Wi-Fi Direct group owner.
Settings | Description | |
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[Awake from ErP] | Select the method to return the machine from the ErP Auto Power Off mode.
[Awake with Magic Packet] is specified by default. | |
[AP Mode Setting] | Manually configure a setting to operate this machine as a Wi-Fi Direct group owner.
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[Wireless Channel] | Set a wireless channel to be used by the access point. Selecting [Auto] searches for a channel that is not being used for other access points, and automatically assigns it to the access point. [Auto] is specified by default. | |
[DHCP Server Settings] | Configure a setting to use the DHCP server function. In general use, DHCP server settings are required.
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[No.of Concurrent Devices Allowed] | Enter the number of devices that can be connected simultaneously to the access point. [5] devices is specified by default. | |
[Signal Strength Setting] | Select the radio field intensity of the access point from three levels (Low, Middle, and High). [High] is specified by default. | |
[Device Setting] | Allows you to check the MAC address of the wireless network adapter. | |
[Display Connected Devices] | Displays a list of names and MAC addresses of wireless LAN adapters that are connected to the access point. | |
[Virtual SSID] | Displays the automatically generated virtual SSID. This option is available when a terminal incompatible with Wi-Fi Direct is connected to this machine. A virtual SSID is displayed on the Wi-Fi (setting) screen of a terminal incompatible with Wi-Fi Direct. The virtual SSID is displayed with "DIRECT-XXXXXX" ("XXXXXX" indicates a combination of the random alphanumeric characters and the specified value of [SSID]). |
For details on the Wi-Fi Direct connection method, refer to the user's manual of your terminal.
If [Wireless Channel] is set to [Auto], it may cause a Wi-Fi Direct connection failure on some Android terminals. In this case, change the [Wireless Channel] setting to the fixed channel, then retry a connection.