Network setup

Chapter 4

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Parameter

Description

Encryption

The type of encryption in use on the network:

None: No encryption is in use.

64-bit WEP: A 5-character or 10-hex-digit WEP key is in use.

128-bit WEP: A 13-character or 26-hex-digit WEP key is in use.

WPA-AES: Advanced Encryption Standard encryption is in use. This is an encryption algorithm for securing sensitive but unclassified material by US Government agencies.

WPA-TKIP: Temporal Key Integrity Protocol, an advanced encryption protocol, is in use.

Automatic: AES or TKIP is in use.

Not applicable: This parameter does not apply to this network type.

WEP aims to provide security by encrypting data over radio waves so that it is protected as it is transmitted from one end point to another. This security method is common on wireless networks.

Access Point

The hardware address of the access point on the network to

HW Address

which the HP All-in-One is connected:

 

(MAC address): The unique MAC (Media Access Control)

 

hardware address of the access point.

 

Not applicable: This parameter does not apply to this

 

network type.

Total Packets

The number of packets transmitted by the HP All-in-One without

transmitted

error since it has been turned on. The counter clears after the

 

HP All-in-One is turned off. When a message is transmitted over a

 

packet-switching network, it is broken up into packets. Each

 

packet contains the destination address as well as the data.

Total Packets

The number of packets received by the HP All-in-One without

received

error since it has been turned on. The counter clears after the

 

HP All-in-One is turned off.

Bluetooth settings

The following table describes the Bluetooth settings shown on the network configuration page.

Parameter

Description

Device Address

The hardware address of the Bluetooth device.

Device Name

The device name assigned to the printer, which can identify it on a

 

Bluetooth device.

Passkey

A value that the user must enter in order to print via Bluetooth.

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