Reference Guide

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use the network configuration tools
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network config tools
wireless network settings
field description
Wireless Status Status of the wireless network:
•Disabled: the wireless 802.11b network is disabled when the
wired 802.3 network is active. This is the default setting.
• Initializing: the wireless network is initializing.
• Scanning: the HP PSC is scanning for a network name (SSID) on all
channels.
•Ready: the HP PSC has established an association with a wireless
network. If the network uses authentication, the HP PSC has
successfully authenticated.
•Error: a network error has occurred that prevents the HP PSC from
associating or authenticating with the wireless access point. (This
applies to infrastructure mode only.)
Additional explanations might include one of the following:
•No signal detected: the HP PSC could not detect a wireless signal;
no access point was found. The HP PSC will try to recover without
user intervention.
• Scanning for SSID: the HP PSC is scanning for an SSID (network
name) on all channels. The problem could be that an incorrect
network name was entered or that the access point is down. The
HP PSC will keep trying to find the network.
• Authentication in progress: the network is trying to authenticate the
HP PSC.
• Authentication failed: authentication failed because of an incorrect
user name or password, or because the authentication type was
not recognized or accepted by the access point. Check the
Authentication Type parameter to see whether link-level
authentication or server-based authentication failed.
• Encryption required: encryption is required on this network, but is
not enabled on the HP PSC.
Communication
Mode
An IEEE 802.11 networking framework in which devices or stations
communicate with each other:
• Infrastructure: the HP PSC communicates with other network
devices through a wireless access point, such as a wireless router
or base station.
• Ad-hoc: the HP PSC communicates directly with each device on the
network. No wireless access point is used. This is also called a
peer-to-peer network. On Macintosh networks, ad-hoc mode is
called computer-to-computer mode.
Network Name
(SSID)
Service Set Identifier. A unique identifier (up to 32 characters) that
differentiates one wireless local area network (WLAN) from another. The
SSID is also referred to as the Network Name—the name of the network
to which the HP PSC is connected.