on the network receives the notification and stores the information in a personal DNS server.

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)."

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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.

q

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.

v

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