Brother PT-E550W - Section III Communication Settings; 7 Communication Settings (Windows only)

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Section III Communication Settings
7 Communication Settings (Windows only) 21
Using the Communication Settings..........................................................................................................21
Settings Dialog Box ...........................................................................................................................22
Menu Bar ...........................................................................................................................................23
General Tab.......................................................................................................................................26
Wireless LAN Tab..............................................................................................................................28
Wireless Direct Tab ...........................................................................................................................32
Applying Setting Changes to Multiple Printers ..................................................................................32
Section IV Appendix
8 Troubleshooting 35
Overview..................................................................................................................................................35
Identifying the problem ......................................................................................................................35
9Protocols 39
Supported protocols and security features ..............................................................................................39
10 Glossary 40
Protocols..................................................................................................................................................40
TCP/IP protocols and functions .........................................................................................................40
Configuring your Brother machine for a network .....................................................................................42
IP addresses, subnet masks and gateways ......................................................................................42
Wireless network terms and concepts .....................................................................................................44
Specifying your network ....................................................................................................................44
Security terms....................................................................................................................................44
Wireless Direct network terms .................................................................................................................49
Device Information.............................................................................................................................49
Status Information .............................................................................................................................49
Other ways to set the IP address (for advanced users and administrators) ............................................50
Using DHCP to configure the IP address ..........................................................................................50
Using RARP to configure the IP address ..........................................................................................50
Using BOOTP to configure the IP address........................................................................................51
Using APIPA to configure the IP address..........................................................................................51
Using ARP to configure the IP address .............................................................................................52