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Wireless network setup
Setting the Wi-Fi Direct for mobile printing
Wi-Fi Direct is an easy-to-setup peer-to-peer connecting between method for
your between a printer and mobile device that supports Wi-Fi Direct that
provides a secure connection and better throughput than ad hoc mode.
With Wi-Fi Direct, you can connect your printer to a Wi-Fi Direct network while
concurrently connecting to an access point, You can also use a wired network
and a Wi-Fi Direct network simultaneously so multiple users can access and print
documents both from Wi-Fi Direct and from a wired network.
• You cannot connect to the internet through the mobile device in use Wi-
Fi Direct.
• The supported protocol list may differ from your model, Wi-Fi Direct
networks do NOT support IPv6, network filtering, IPSec, WINS, and SLP
services.
• Up to four mobile devices can connect to Wi-Fi Direct at one time.
Setting up Wi-Fi Direct
You can enable Wi-Fi Direct feature by one of the following methods.
From the USB cable-connected computer(recommended)
•
After the driver installation is complete, open Dell Printer Manager and
make changes fot the Wi-Fi Direct setting.
Dell Printer Manager is available for Windows and Mac OS users only.
-
From the
Start
menu, select
Programs
or
All Programs
>
Dell Printers
>
your printer driver name
>Dell Printer Manager >
Device Settings
>
Network
.
▪
Wi-Fi Direct On/Off
: Select
On
to enable.
▪
Device Name
: Enter the printer’s name for searching for your
printer on a wireless network. By default, the device name is the
model name.
▪
IP Address
: Enter the IP address of the printer. This IP address is
used only for the local network and not for the infrastructure wired
or wireless network. We recommend using the default local IP
address (the default local IP address of the printer for Wi-Fi Direct is
192.168.3.1 )
▪
Group Owner
: Activate this option to assign the printer the Wi-Fi
Direct group’s owner. The
Group Owner
acts similar to a wireless
access point. We recommend activating this option.
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Инструкции и руководства похожие на DELL B1163, B1163w
