Wireless

Wireless

This menu is available only in printers connected to a Wi‑Fi network or printers that have a wireless network adapter.
Menu item
Description
Setup Using Mobile App
Configure the Wi‑Fi connection using Lexmark Mobile Assistant.
Setup On Printer Panel
Choose Network
Add Wi‑Fi Network

    Network Name

    Network Mode

    Infrastructure

    Wireless Security Mode

    Disabled*

    WPA2/WPA - Personal

    WPA2 - Personal

    WPA2/WPA3 ‑ Personal

    WPA3 ‑ Personal

    802.1x - RADIUS

Configure the Wi‑Fi connection using the control panel.
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 Wi‑Fi network and enable network security.
  • Start Push Button Method connects the printer to a Wi‑Fi 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 Wi‑Fi 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 standard for the Wi‑Fi network.
802.11a/b/g/n/ac (2.4GHz/5GHz) and 802.11a/n/ac (5GHz) only appear when a Wi‑Fi option is installed.
Wireless Security Mode

    Disabled*

    WPA2/WPA-Personal

    WPA2-Personal

    WPA2/WPA3 ‑ Personal

    WPA3 ‑ Personal

    802.1x - RADIUS

Set the security mode for connecting the printer to Wi‑Fi devices.
WPA2/WPA Personal
AES*
Enable Wi‑Fi security through Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA).
This menu item appears only when the Wireless Security Mode is set to WPA2/WPA-Personal.
Set PSK
Set the password for secure Wi‑Fi connection.
WPA2-Personal
AES*
Enable Wi‑Fi security through WPA2.
This menu item appears only when the Wireless Security Mode is set to WPA2-Personal.
802.1x Encryption Mode

    WPA+

    WPA2*

    WPA2 + PMF*

Enable Wi‑Fi security through 802.1x standard.
This menu item appears only when the Wireless Security Mode is set to 802.1x - RADIUS.
IPv4

    Enable DHCP

    On*

    Off

    Set Static IP Address

    IP Address

    Netmask

    Gateway

Enable and configure IPv4 settings in the printer.
IPv6

    Enable IPv6

    On*

    Off

    Enable DHCPv6

    On

    Off*

    Stateless Address Autoconfiguration

    On*

    Off

    DNS Server Address

    Manually Assigned IPv6 Address

    Manually Assigned IPv6 Router

    Address Prefix

    All IPv6 Addresses

    All IPv6 Router Addresses

Enable and configure IPv6 settings in the printer.
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.
Job Buffering

    On

    Off*

Temporarily store print jobs in the hard disk or intelligent storage drive (ISD) before printing.
This menu item appears only when a hard disk or an ISD is installed.
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.