Network setup

Chapter 2

(continued)

Parameter

Description

 

 

Configuration

The protocol used to assign the IP address to the HP All-in-One:

Source

● AutoIP: The installation software automatically determines the

 

configuration parameters.

 

● DHCP: The configuration parameters are supplied by a dynamic

 

host configuration protocol (DHCP) server on the network. On

 

small networks, this could be a router.

 

● Manual: The configuration parameters are set manually, such

 

as a static IP address.

 

● Not Specified: The mode used when the HP All-in-One is

 

initializing.

 

 

DNS server

The IP address of the domain name service (DNS) for the network.

 

When you use the web or send an e-mail message, you use a

 

domain name to do it. For example, the URL http://www.hp.com

 

contains the domain name hp.com. The DNS on the Internet

 

translates the domain name into an IP address. Devices use the IP

 

addresses to refer to one another.

 

● IP Address: The IP address of the domain name server.

 

● Not Specified: The IP address is not specified, or the device is

 

initializing.

 

Note Check to see if a DNS IP address appears on the network

 

configuration page. If no address is shown, obtain the DNS IP

 

address from your Internet service provider (ISP).

 

 

Wireless Status

Status of the wireless network:

 

● Connected: The HP All-in-One is connected to a wireless LAN

 

and everything is working.

 

● Disconnected: The HP All-in-One is not connected to the

 

wireless LAN due to incorrect settings (such as the wrong WEP

 

key), the HP All-in-One is out of range, or an Ethernet cable is

 

plugged in and connected to an active network.

 

● Disabled: The radio is turned off.

 

● Not applicable: This parameter does not apply to this network

 

type.

 

 

Communication

An IEEE 802.11 networking framework in which devices or stations

Mode

communicate with each other:

 

● Infrastructure: The HP All-in-One communicates with other

 

network devices through a wireless access point, such as a

 

wireless router or base station.

 

● Ad hoc: The HP All-in-One communicates directly with each

 

device on the network. No wireless access point is used. This

 

is also called a peer-to-peer network. On Macs, ad hoc mode is

 

called computer-to-computer mode.

 

● Not applicable: This parameter does not apply to this network

 

type.

 

 

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