Wireless

Wireless

Menu item
Description
Setup Using Mobile App
Configure the wireless connection using the Lexmark Mobile Assistant app.
Setup On Printer Panel
Choose Network
Add Wi‑Fi Network
Network Name
Network Mode

    Infrastructure

Wireless Security Mode

    Disabled*

    WEP

    WPA2/WPA - Personal

    WPA2 - Personal

Determine the wireless network that the printer connects to.
This menu item appears as
Wireless Connection Setup
in the Embedded Web Server.
Wi‑Fi Protected Setup

    Start Push Button Method

    Start PIN Method

Establish a wireless network and enable network security.
  • Start Push Button Method connects the printer to a wireless network when buttons on both the printer and the access point (wireless router) are pressed within a given time.
  • Start PIN Method connects the printer to a wireless network when a PIN on the printer is entered into the wireless settings of the access point.
Compatibility

    802.11b/g/n (2.4GHz)

    802.11a/b/g/n/ac (2.4GHz/5GHz)*

    802.11a/n/ac (5GHz)

Specify the wireless standard for the wireless network.
802.11a/b/g/n/ac (2.4GHz/5GHz) and 802.11a/n/ac (5GHz) are available only in some printer models.
Wireless Security Mode

    Disabled*

    WEP

    WPA2/WPA-Personal

    WPA2-Personal

    802.1x - RADIUS

Set the type of security for connecting the printer to wireless devices.
WEP Authentication Mode

    Auto*

    Open

    Shared

Set the type of Wireless Encryption Protocol (WEP) used by the printer.
This menu item appears only if Wireless Security Mode is set to WEP.
Set WEP Key
Specify a WEP password for secure wireless connection.
This menu item appears only if Wireless Security Mode is set to WEP.
WPA2-Personal
AES*
Enable wireless security through WPA2.
This menu item appears only if Wireless Security Mode is set to WPA2-Personal.
Set PSK
Set the password for secure wireless connection.
This menu item appears only if Wireless Security Mode is set to either WPA2/WPA-Personal or WPA2‑Personal.
WPA2/WPA‑Personal
AES*
Enable wireless security through WPA2/WPA.
This menu item appears only if Wireless Security Mode is set to WPA2/WPA-Personal.
802.1x Encryption Mode

    WPA+

    WPA2*

Enable wireless security through 802.1x standard.
This menu item appears only if Wireless Security Mode is set to 802.1x - Radius.
IPv4
Enable DHCP

    On*

    Off

Enable Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP).
DHCP is a standard protocol that allows a server to distribute IP addressing and configuration information dynamically to clients.
IPv4
Set Static IP Address

    IP Address

    Netmask

    Gateway

Set the static IP address of your printer.
IPv6
Enable IPv6

    On*

    Off

Enable IPv6 in the printer.
IPv6
Enable DHCPv6

    On

    Off*

Enable DHCPv6 in the printer.
IPv6
Stateless Address Autoconfiguration

    Off

    On*

Set the network adapter to accept the automatic IPv6 address configuration entries provided by a router.
IPv6
DNS Address
Specify the DNS server address.
IPv6
Manually Assigned IPV6 Address
Assign the IPv6 address.
This menu item appears only in some printer models.
IPv6
Manually Assigned IPV6 Router
Assign the IPv6 router address.
This menu item appears only in some printer models.
IPv6
Address Prefix
0–128 (64*)
Specify the address prefix.
IPv6
All IPv6 Addresses
Show all IPv6 addresses.
IPv6
All IPv6 Router Addresses
Show all IPv6 router addresses.
Network Address

    UAA

    LAA

View the network addresses.
PCL SmartSwitch

    On*

    Off

Set the printer to switch automatically to PCL emulation when a print job requires it, regardless of the default printer language.
If PCL SmartSwitch is off, then the printer does not examine incoming data and uses the default printer language specified in the Setup menu.
PS SmartSwitch

    On*

    Off*

Set the printer to switch automatically to PS emulation when a print job requires it, regardless of the default printer language.
If PS SmartSwitch is off, then the printer does not examine incoming data and uses the default printer language specified in the Setup menu.
Mac Binary PS

    Auto*

    On

    Off

Set the printer to process Macintosh binary PostScript print jobs.
  • On processes raw binary PostScript print jobs.
  • Off filters print jobs using the standard protocol.