Printing With Wi-Fi Direct - Dell S3845cdn User Manual

Printing With Wi-Fi Direct

This section provides information for Wi-Fi Direct printing. Wi-Fi Direct allows your Wi-Fi
mobile devices such as computers, smart phone, and tablets, to connect to the printer
directly via a Wi-Fi network. With Wi-Fi Direct, you can print documents, photos, or
e-mail on your Wi-Fi mobile devices directly without a wireless access point.
NOTE:
• Wi-Fi Direct is available even if the printer is connected to your wireless network connection.
• Only printing function is available via the Wi-Fi Direct network.
• The maximum number of devices that can be connected via the Wi-Fi Direct network is 3.
• You cannot connect your mobile device to the Internet via the printer's Wi-Fi Direct network.
• Depending on the device, the channel used to connect the device to the printer via Wi-Fi Direct
may differ from the channel used by the printer to connect to a network via Wi-Fi infrastructure
mode. In such a case, simultaneous connection with Wi-Fi Direct and Wi-Fi infrastructure mode
may not work properly.
• The printer connected with Wi-Fi Direct supports the following protocols; LPD, Port9100, Web
Services on Devices (WSD) (print), Bonjour (mDNS), SNMPv1/v2c, Dell Printer Configuration Web Tool.
Setting Up Wi-Fi Direct
To use Wi-Fi Direct, you need to first set up the Wi-Fi Direct settings from the operator
panel of the printer. To connect the mobile device to the printer via Wi-Fi Direct, select
the SSID of the printer from the list of wireless networks on the mobile device and enter
the passphrase necessary for connection.
Setting Up the Printer
1 Tap Device.
2 Tap Connectivity.
3 Tap Wi-Fi Direct.
4 In the Wi-Fi Direct menu, sets Wi-Fi Direct to On.
5 Tap Setup.
6 Tap Group Role, and then select the desired mode.
NOTE:
• For the Auto mode, the passcode is automatically created so the SSID Suffix and
Passcode fields are ignored. For the Group owner mode, the password is what must be
entered on the client device.
• If Auto mode is selected, you need to complete the Wi-Fi Direct setup via the operator panel.
Tap Device, then select About. Scroll down and select Start Wi-Fi Direct Connection,
then select Yes to allow pairing with the device.
7 The printer must be rebooted after you set Wi-Fi Direct.
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