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Section II Network Glossary
10 Types of network connections and protocols 73
Types of network connections .................................................................................................................73
Wired network connection example...................................................................................................73
Protocols..................................................................................................................................................75
TCP/IP protocols and functions .........................................................................................................75
11 Configuring your machine for a network 78
IP addresses, subnet masks and gateways ............................................................................................78
IP address .........................................................................................................................................78
Subnet mask......................................................................................................................................78
Gateway (and router).........................................................................................................................79
12 Wireless network terms and concepts 80
Specifying your network...........................................................................................................................80
SSID (Service Set Identifier) and channels .......................................................................................80
Security terms..........................................................................................................................................81
Authentication and Encryption...........................................................................................................81
Authentication and Encryption methods for a personal wireless network .........................................81
13 Additional network settings from Windows
®
83
Types of additional network settings........................................................................................................83
Installing drivers used for printing and scanning via Web Services
(Windows Vista
®
and Windows
®
7)......................................................................................................84
Uninstalling drivers used for printing and scanning via Web Services
(Windows Vista
®
and Windows
®
7)......................................................................................................85
Network printing and scanning installation for Infrastructure mode when using Vertical Pairing
(Windows
®
7)........................................................................................................................................86
Section III Appendixes
A Appendix A 88
Supported protocols and security features ..............................................................................................88
B Appendix B 89
Using services .........................................................................................................................................89
Other ways to set the IP address (for advanced users and administrators) ............................................90
Using DHCP to configure the IP address ..........................................................................................90
Using RARP to configure the IP address ..........................................................................................90
Using BOOTP to configure the IP address........................................................................................90
Using APIPA to configure the IP address..........................................................................................91
Using ARP to configure the IP address .............................................................................................91
CIndex 93