Lexmark MS431DN User's Guide PDF

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Notes:

• To know the IP address, see the documentation that came with your access point.

• If you are using a proxy server, then temporarily disable it to load the web page correctly.

4 Access the WPS settings. For more information, see the documentation that came with your access

point.

5 Enter the eight‑digit PIN, and then save the changes.

Conﬁguring Wi‑Fi Direct

Note: This feature is available only in some printer models.

Wi-Fi Direct

is a Wi-Fi-based peer-to-peer technology that allows wireless devices to connect directly to a Wi-

Fi Direct‑enabled printer without using an access point (wireless router).

1 From the control panel, navigate to:

Settings >

> Network/Ports > > Wi-Fi Direct >

2 Conﬁgure the settings.

• Enable Wi‑Fi Direct—Enables the printer to broadcast its own Wi‑Fi Direct network.

• Wi‑Fi Direct Name—Assigns a name for the Wi‑Fi Direct network.

• Wi‑Fi Direct Password—Assigns the password for negotiating the wireless security when using the

peer‑to-peer connection.

• Show Password on Setup Page—Shows the password on the Network Setup Page.

• Auto-Accept Push Button Requests—Lets the printer accept connection requests automatically.

Note: Accepting push‑button requests automatically is not secured.

Connecting a mobile device to the printer

Before connecting your mobile device, make sure that Wi‑Fi Direct has been conﬁgured. For more information,

see

“Conﬁguring Wi‑Fi Direct” on page 29.

Connecting using Wi‑Fi Direct

Note: These instructions apply only to Android mobile devices.

1 From the mobile device, go to the settings menu.

2 Enable Wi‑Fi, and then tap Wi‑Fi Direct.

3 Select the printer Wi-Fi Direct name.

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the connection on the printer control panel.

Connecting using Wi‑Fi

From the mobile device, go to the settings menu.

2 Tap Wi‑Fi, and then select the printer Wi-Fi Direct name.

Note: The string DIRECT-xy (where x and y are two random characters) is added before the Wi-Fi Direct

name.

Set up, install, and conﬁgure 29

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Lexmark MS431DN