iv
7 Troubleshooting 76
Overview..................................................................................................................................................76
Identifying your problem ....................................................................................................................76
Section II Network Glossary
8 Types of network connections and protocols 83
Types of network connections .................................................................................................................83
Wired network connection example...................................................................................................83
Protocols..................................................................................................................................................85
TCP/IP protocols and functions .........................................................................................................85
9 Configuring your machine for a network 88
IP addresses, subnet masks and gateways ............................................................................................88
IP address .........................................................................................................................................88
Subnet mask......................................................................................................................................88
Gateway (and router).........................................................................................................................89
IEEE 802.1x Authentication.....................................................................................................................90
10 Wireless network terms and concepts 92
Specifying your network...........................................................................................................................92
SSID (Service Set Identifier) and channels .......................................................................................92
Security terms..........................................................................................................................................93
Authentication and encryption ...........................................................................................................93
Authentication and Encryption methods for a personal wireless network .........................................93
Authentication and Encryption methods for an enterprise wireless network .....................................94
11 Additional network settings from Windows
®
96
Types of additional network settings........................................................................................................96
Installing the driver used for printing via Web Services (Windows Vista
®
and Windows
®
7) ..................97
Uninstalling the driver used for printing via Web Services (Windows Vista
®
and Windows
®
7)..............98
Network printing installation for Infrastructure mode when using Vertical Pairing (Windows
®
7)............99
12 Security terms and concepts 100
Security features....................................................................................................................................100
Security terms..................................................................................................................................100
Security protocols ............................................................................................................................100
Security methods for E-mail Sending ..............................................................................................101
Section III Appendixes
A Appendix A 103
Supported protocols and security features ............................................................................................103