Dell E310dw - Page 6

6 Contents
Supported Basic Network Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .79
Select Your Network Connection Type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Wired Network Connection Examples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .80
Peer-to-Peer Printing Using TCP/IP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .80
Network Shared Printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .81
Wireless Network Connection Examples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .82
Connected to a Computer with a Wireless LAN Access Point Router in the Network (Infrastructure Mode) . . . 83
Connected to a Wireless Computer without a Wireless LAN Access Point Router in the
Network (Ad-Hoc Mode) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Learn to Use Network Management Utilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Learn about Network Management Utilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
What is Web Based Management? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Access Network Management Software and Utilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .85
Access Web Based Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .85
Locate the Machine's Network Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Locate Network Settings When Using the Dell Control Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .86
Locate Network Settings When Using Web Based Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .86
Additional Methods of Configuring Your Dell Machine for a Wireless Network. . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Before Configuring Your Dell Machine for a Wireless Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .87
Configure Your Machine for a Wireless Network Using the One Push Method of
Wi-Fi Protected Setup
™
(WPS) or AOSS
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How to Configure Your Wireless Network Using the One Push Method of WPS or AOSS
™
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Configure Your Machine for a Wireless Network Using the PIN Method of Wi-Fi Protected Setup
™
(WPS) . . . . . . . .88
Two Wireless Network Connection Types Using the PIN Method of Wi-Fi Protected Setup
™
(WPS) . . . . . . . . . . .89
How to Configure Your Wireless Network Using the PIN Method of Wi-Fi Protected Setup
™
(WPS) . . . . . . . . . . 90
Configure Your Machine for a Wireless Network in Ad-Hoc Mode (For IEEE 802.11b/g/n) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .91
Configure Your Machine for a Wireless Network in Ad-Hoc Mode Using a New SSID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .91
Configure Your Machine for a Wireless Network in Ad-Hoc Mode Using an Existing SSID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .92
Configure Your Machine for a Wireless Network Using the Machine's Control Panel Setup Wizard . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Configure Your Machine for a Wireless Network When the SSID Is Not Broadcast . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .95
Use Wi-Fi Direct
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