Which settings do I enter here -- the network settings or the Jetdirect default settings?
Can I leave the network name (SSID) blank, or use "ANY"?
Enter your network's wireless settings, starting with this screen. The Wizard will use this information to configure your wireless printer for communication on your network.
Network Name (SSID):
A Network Name (or Service Set Identifier, or SSID) is an alphanumeric character string that provides basic access control to a wireless network. It can also be used to logically segment a wireless subgroup of users and devices. In Infrastructure mode, the Jetdirect print server must be configured with the same Network Name (SSID) used by the access point through which it connects to the network.
Note the following:
Communication Mode:
The communication mode defines how devices, such as computers and printers, communicate on a wireless network. Choose one of the following:
Infrastructure (Access Point/Base Station): In Infrastructure mode, the wireless printer will communicate with network computers through a wireless access point or Apple base station. The access point acts as a central hub or gateway connecting wireless and, optionally, wired devices. In Infrastructure mode, all wireless communication between network devices goes through an access point.
Note: If the printer will connect through a wireless router or residential gateway that provides access point functions, choose Infrastructure mode.
Ad Hoc: In Ad Hoc mode (factory default), wireless network devices communicate with each other directly, rather than through an access point. Ad Hoc topology is usually limited to simple, small wireless networks because performance degrades significantly after about six network devices.
Channel (Ad Hoc mode only):
The Channel
setting defines the channel that the print server will use to advertise itself if it initially fails to associate with the specified network. The factory-default setting is channel 10. (Note: In most cases, you will not need to select a channel for the HP Jetdirect print server because the print server will scan and automatically set the channel.)
In Ad Hoc mode, the print server will initially scan on all channels for the network specified by the Network Name (SSID) parameter. If successful, the print server will automatically associate itself with the network's channel. If it fails, however, the print server will repeatedly perform the following sequence until it successfully associates with the specified network:
In Infrastructure mode, the Channel setting is disabled. The print server's channel is controlled by the access point to which it connects.
When you have completed your selections, click Next to continue.
Which settings do I enter here -- the network settings or the Jetdirect default settings?
Here you enter the settings that you use on your wireless network. The Wizard will apply these settings to your wireless printer, to make it part of your network.
Can I leave the network name (SSID) blank, or use "ANY"?
Some wireless network cards allow
you to leave the network name blank or to specify "ANY", in order to connect to
the nearest network. The Wireless Setup Wizard does not allow you to leave the
print server's network name blank, and if you specify a network name of "ANY" it
will try to connect to a network named "ANY".