n
Network name: A network name is an alphanumeric, case-sensitive character string
that provides basic access control to a wireless network. A network name is also
known as a “Service Set Identifier (SSID).”
p
Packet: A message sent from one device on a network to other devices on the
network.
Protocol: A language that devices on a network use to communicate with each other.
A popular network protocol is TCP/IP.
r
RJ-45: The type of plug at the end of an Ethernet cable.
Router: A complex networking device that directs packets from one network to
another network. A router can act as a gateway between a LAN and the Internet.
s
Static IP address: An IP address that is manually assigned to a device on a network.
A static IP address remains fixed until changed manually. Alternative methods for
assigning IP address are DHCP and AutoIP.
Subnet: A small network that acts as part of a large network. It is recommended that
the printer and the computers that use the printer all be on the same subnet.
Subnet mask: A number that identifies the IP addresses that belong to a subnet.
Switch: A network device that manages network traffic in order to minimize collisions
and maximize speed.
t
TCP/IP: Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) is the network
communication protocol used on the Internet. The printer's built-in networking
feature supports LANs that use TCP/IP.
TKIP: Temporal Key Integrity Protocol (TKIP) is an encryption method used in WPA.
u
Unicast packet: A packet sent from one device on a network to another device on
the network.
w
WEP: Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) provides security by encrypting data sent
over radio waves from one wireless device to another wireless device. WEP
encodes the data sent across the network making the data unintelligible to
eavesdroppers. Only devices that share the same WEP settings as the printer will
be able to communicate with the printer. WEP depends on encryption keys that are
static and provides less security than WPA.
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