Canon MX470, User Manual

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About Technical Terms
In this section, technical terms used in the manual are explained.
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• Access Point
A wireless transceiver or base station that receives information from wireless clients/the machine and
rebroadcasts it. Required in an infrastructure network.
• Ad-hoc
Client 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 with each other. No access
point is required. This machine does not support ad-hoc communication.
• Admin Password
Administration password in IJ Network Tool to restrict access to network users. It must be entered to
access the printer and change printer settings.
When the printer's network settings are factory default, the admin password does not have to been
entered.
• AES
An encryption method. It is optional for WPA. Strong cryptographic algorithm adopted within U.S.
government organizations for information processing.
• Authentication Method
The method that an access point uses to authenticate a printer through a wireless LAN. The methods
are agreeable each other.
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