Advanced Guide > About Network Communication > Glossary > About Technical TermsN100About Technical TermsIn this section, technical terms used in the manual are explained.ABCDFIKLMOPRSTUWAAccess PointA wireless transceiver or base station that receives information from wireless clients/themachine and rebroadcasts it. Required in an infrastructure network.Ad-hocClient computer and machine setting where wireless communication occurs on a peer-to-peer basis, i.e., all clients in with the same SSID/network name communicate directly witheach other. No access point is required. This machine does not support ad-hoccommunication.Admin PasswordAdministration password in Canon IJ Network Tool to restrict access to network users. It mustbe entered to access the printer and change printer settings.When the printer's network settings are factory default, the admin password does not have tobeen entered.AESAn encryption method. It is optional for WPA. Strong cryptographic algorithm adopted withinU.S. government organizations for information processing.Authentication MethodThe method that an access point uses to authenticate a printer through a wireless LAN. Themethods are agreeable each other.When using WEP as an encryption method, the authentication method is able to fix to OpenSystem or Shared Key. (The default authentication method is Auto.)For WPA/WPA2, authentication method is PSK.AutoPage 1033 of 1037 pagesAbout Technical TermsDownloaded from ManualsPrinter.com Manuals
