Selecting the communication mode for the Wireless LAN
Select the communication mode according to your environment.
How to select the mode
DVL258
Which wireless LAN environment are you using?
Infrastructure
Wireless Direct Mode
Wireless Direct
Group Owner Mode
A wireless LAN
router is being used.
A wireless LAN router
is not being used.
Do you know how to specify the SSID*
or the password for connecting your
device to a network?
1
Yes No
*1
SSID is an identifier to distinguish Wireless LAN networks. It is also called a "Network name" or "Access
point name".
You can also connect via Ad hoc mode. For detailed information, see the explanation for each
mode.
About the modes
Mode Description
Infrastructure Mode
In infrastructure mode, you can connect
several devices and the machine via a wireless
LAN router.
You can also print data on a network, such as
a website, even when a device is connected.
The machine's communication mode is set to
infrastructure mode as a factory default.
Connecting and Setting the Network
21