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Section II Network Glossary
10 Types of network connections and protocols 82
Types of network connections .................................................................................................................82
Wired network connection example...................................................................................................82
Protocols..................................................................................................................................................84
TCP/IP protocols and functions.........................................................................................................84
11 Configuring your machine for a network 87
IP addresses, subnet masks and gateways ............................................................................................87
IP address .........................................................................................................................................87
Subnet mask......................................................................................................................................87
Gateway (and router).........................................................................................................................88
12 Wireless network terms and concepts 89
Specifying your network...........................................................................................................................89
SSID (Service Set Identifier) and channels .......................................................................................89
Security terms..........................................................................................................................................90
Authentication and Encryption...........................................................................................................90
Authentication and Encryption methods for a personal wireless network .........................................90
13 Additional network settings from Windows
®
92
Types of additional network settings........................................................................................................92
Installing drivers used for printing and scanning via Web Services
(Windows Vista
®
and Windows
®
7)......................................................................................................93
Uninstalling drivers used for printing and scanning via Web Services
(Windows Vista
®
and Windows
®
7)......................................................................................................94
Network printing and scanning installation for Infrastructure mode when using Vertical Pairing
(Windows
®
7)........................................................................................................................................95
Section III Appendixes
A Appendix A 97
Supported protocols and security features ..............................................................................................97
B Appendix B 98
Using services .........................................................................................................................................98
Other ways to set the IP address (for advanced users and administrators)............................................99
Using DHCP to configure the IP address ..........................................................................................99
Using RARP to configure the IP address ..........................................................................................99
Using BOOTP to configure the IP address........................................................................................99
Using APIPA to configure the IP address........................................................................................100
Using ARP to configure the IP address...........................................................................................100
CIndex 102