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DHCP | Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol. A server on the network that supplies |
| configuration parameters to devices on the network. On small networks, this |
| could be a router. |
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DNS | Domain Name Service. When you use the Web or send an |
| 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. |
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See DNS. The SD portion stands for Service Discovery. This is part of a | |
| protocol developed by Apple that enables automatic discovery of computers, |
| devices, and services on IP networks. |
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DSL | Digital Subscriber Line. A |
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Ethernet | The most common local network technology that connects computers using |
| copper cabling. |
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Ethernet cable | The cable used to connect network elements in a wired network. The |
| Ethernet cable is also known as a |
| Ethernet cable, the network elements must be attached to a router. An |
| Ethernet cable uses an |
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EWS | Embedded Web Server. A |
| to manage the HP |
| One networking parameters, or access HP |
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Gateway | A computer or other device, such as a router, that serves as an entrance to |
| the Internet or another network. |
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HEX | Hexadecimal. The base 16 numbering system, which uses the digits |
| the letters |
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host computer | The computer at the center of a network. |
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Hostname | The TCP/IP name assigned by the installation software to the device. By |
| default, this is the letters HP followed by the last 6 digits of the Media Access |
| Control (MAC) address. |
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hub | No longer commonly used in modern home networks, a hub takes its signal |
| from each computer and sends it to all of the other computers connected to |
| the hub. Hubs are passive; other devices on the network plug into the hub in |
| order to communicate with one another. A hub does not manage the network. |
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IP address | A number that uniquely identifies the device on the network. IP addresses |
| are assigned dynamically through DHCP or AutoIP. You can also set up a |
| static IP address, though this is not recommended. |
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MAC address | Media Access Control (MAC) address that uniquely identifies the HP |
| One. This is a unique |
| hardware for identification. No two pieces of hardware have the same MAC |
| address. |
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network name | The SSID or network name identifies a wireless network. |
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NIC | Network Interface Card. A card on your computer that provides an Ethernet |
| connection so that you can connect your computer to a network. |
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The connector on the ends of an Ethernet cable. Although standard Ethernet | |
| cable connectors |
| cable connectors, they are not interchangeable. An |
| and thicker and always has 8 contacts on the end. A phone connector has |
| between 2 and 6 contacts. |
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