Using the Operator Panel Menus 107
• Wi-Fi Status
Purpose:
To display the information on the wireless signal strength. No changes can be made on the operator panel to
improve the status of the wireless connection.
Values:
NOTE:
• This item is displayed when the Ethernet cable is disconnected and Wi-Fi is set to On.
• Wi-Fi Setup
Purpose:
To configure the wireless network interface. The printer automatically searches and list available access points.
Select one of the access points, and enter a passphrase or WEP key to complete the wireless setup. You can also
specify and configure the wireless network manually.
Values:
Good Indicates good signal strength.
Acceptable Indicates marginal signal strength.
Low Indicates insufficient signal strength.
No Reception Indicates that no signal is received.
Select Access Select the access point from the list. The access points are listed starting with the one in the best
communication condition.
WEP Key When you select an access point using WEP as the security method, enter the
WEP key. For 64bit keys, enter 10 hexadecimal characters. For 128bit keys,
enter 26 hexadecimal characters.
PassPhrase
Entry
When you select an access point using WPA™ (Wi-Fi Protected Access
®
) or
WPA2™, or Mixed as the encryption type, enter the passphrase of 8 to 63
alphanumeric (or 8 to 64 hexadecimal) characters.
Manual Setup Enter
NetworkSSID
Specify a name to identify the wireless network. Up to 32 alphanumeric
characters can be entered.
Infrastructure Select to configure the wireless settings through the access point such as a
wireless router.
No Security Select to configure the wireless settings with no encryption
settings.
Mixed Mode
PSK
Select to configure the wireless settings with the Mixed
Mode PSK encryption. Mixed Mode PSK automatically
selects the encryption type from either WPA-PSK-AES or
WPA2-PSK-AES.
PassPhrase
Entry
Specify the passphrase of 8 to 63
alphanumeric (or 8 to 64 hexadecimal)
characters.
WPA2-PSK-AES Select to configure the wireless settings with the WPA2-
PSK-AES encryption.
PassPhrase
Entry
Specify the passphrase of 8 to 63
alphanumeric (or 8 to 64 hexadecimal)
characters.
WEP Select to configure the wireless settings with the WEP
encryption.
WEP Key Specify the WEP key to use through the
wireless network. For 64bit keys, enter 10
hexadecimal characters. For 128bit keys,
enter 26 hexadecimal characters.
Transmit
Key
Select a transmit key from WEP Key 1,
WEP Key 2, WEP Key 3, and WEP Key
4.