Assign an IP address (IPv4) to this machine.
Settings | Description | |
---|---|---|
[IP Application Method] | Select the method to assign the IP address to this machine according to your environment. [Auto Input] is specified by default. | |
[Manual Input] | Assign the fixed IP address to this machine. Enter the IP address, subnet mask, and default gateway. | |
[Auto Input] | Automatically assigns the IP address using DHCP or other protocols. Tapping [Auto Input] allows you to select an Auto Input option.
|
Assign an IP address (IPv6) to this machine.
Settings | Description | |
---|---|---|
[ON]/[OFF] | Select whether to use IPv6. [ON] is specified by default. | |
[Auto IPv6 Setting] | Select whether to automatically assign the IPv6 global address of this machine. [ON] is specified by default. | |
[ON] | Automatically assigns the IPv6 global address based on the prefix length notified from the router and the MAC address of this machine. | |
[OFF] | Allows you to manually assign the IPv6 global address.
| |
[DHCPv6 Setting] | Select whether to automatically assign the IPv6 global address using DHCPv6. [ON] is specified by default. |
When connecting to this machine using the host name on the DNS server environment, register the host name of this machine.
Settings | Description |
---|---|
[DNS Host Name] | Enter the host name of this machine (using up to 63 characters). If your DNS server does not support the Dynamic DNS function, register the host name of this machine on the DNS server. |
[Dynamic DNS Setting] | Select whether to enable the Dynamic DNS function. When your DNS server supports the Dynamic DNS function, the specified host name can be automatically registered on the DNS server or changes can be automatically updated as long as [Enable] is selected. [Disable] is specified by default. |
Register the name of a domain this machine joins.
Settings | Description |
---|---|
[Domain Name Auto Retrieval] | When using the DHCP or other protocols, select whether to automatically retrieve the domain name. [Enable] is specified by default. |
[Search Domain Name Auto Retrieval] | When using the DHCP or other protocols, select whether to automatically retrieve the search domain name. [Enable] is specified by default. |
[Default DNS Domain Name] | When not automatically retrieving the default domain name, enter the default domain name of this machine (using up to 253 bytes, including the host name). |
[DNS Search Domain Name 1] to [DNS Search Domain Name 3] | When not automatically retrieving the search domain name, select a number to be registered, and enter the search domain name (using up to 251 characters). |
To resolve the name using the host name when accessing a computer or server on the network from this machine, register your DNS server address (IPv4) on this machine.
Settings | Description |
---|---|
[DNS Server Auto Obtain] | Select whether to automatically obtain the address of the DNS server. [Enable] is specified by default. |
[Primary DNS Server] | Enter the address of your primary DNS server. |
[Secondary DNS Server 1] or [Secondary DNS Server 2] | When using multiple DNS servers, select a number to be registered, and enter the address of your secondary DNS server. |
To resolve the name using the host name when accessing a computer or server on the network from this machine, register your DNS server address (IPv6) on this machine.
Settings | Description |
---|---|
[DNS Server Auto Obtain] | Select whether to automatically obtain the address of the DNS server. When using DHCPv6, the DNS server address can be specified automatically. [Enable] is specified by default. |
[Primary DNS Server] | Enter the address of your primary DNS server. |
[Secondary DNS Server 1] or [Secondary DNS Server 2] | When using multiple DNS servers, select a number to be registered, and enter the address of your secondary DNS server. |
Select whether to use LLMNR (Link-local Multicast Name Resolution).
Using LLMNR enables you to resolve the name even in an environment with no DNS server. This function is supported by the computer loaded with Windows Vista or later (Windows Vista/7/8.1/10/Server 2008/Server 2008 R2/Server 2012/Server 2012 R2). It is useful to resolve the name in the IPv6 environment.
[Enable] is specified by default.
Configure settings to send a ping to the device communicating with this machine to check that the connection has been set up correctly.
Settings | Description |
---|---|
[PING TX Address] | Enter the address used to send a ping. Use one of the following formats.
|
[Check Connection] | Send a ping to check that this machine has been correctly connected. |
To add a network interface to this machine, set a network interface configuration.
[Wired Only]: Select this option to use this machine only in the wired LAN environment.
[Wireless Only]: Select this option to use this machine only in the wireless LAN environment. This machine runs as a wireless LAN adapter in the wireless LAN environment.
[Wired + Wireless (Secondary Mode)]: Select this option to use this machine in both the wired LAN environment and wireless LAN environment. This machine runs as a wireless LAN adapter in the wireless LAN environment.
[Wired + Wireless (Primary Mode)]: Select this option to use this machine in both the wired LAN environment and wireless LAN environment. This machine runs as a wireless LAN access point in the wireless LAN environment.
[Wired + Wireless (Wi-Fi Direct)]: Select this option to use this machine in both the wired LAN environment and wireless LAN environment. This machine runs as a Wi-Fi Direct group owner in the wireless LAN environment.
[Wired Only] is specified by default.
The optional Wireless LAN Interface Kit is required to use this function.
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 |
---|---|
[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.
|
[Manual Setting] | Manually configure settings items such as SSID and the encryption scheme that are required for a connection.
|
[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 | |
---|---|---|
[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.
| |
[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.
| |
[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 | |
---|---|---|
[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.
| |
[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.
| |
[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.