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Appendix B

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Types of network connections and protocols...........................................................................................18

Types of network connections ...........................................................................................................18
Protocols............................................................................................................................................20

Configuring your printer for a network .....................................................................................................22

IP addresses, subnet masks and gateways ......................................................................................22

Wireless network terms and concepts .....................................................................................................24

Specifying your network ....................................................................................................................24
Security terms....................................................................................................................................24

Other ways to set the IP address (for advanced users and administrators) ............................................26

Using DHCP to configure the IP address ..........................................................................................26
Using RARP to configure the IP address ..........................................................................................26
Using BOOTP to configure the IP address........................................................................................27
Using APIPA to configure the IP address..........................................................................................27
Using ARP to configure the IP address .............................................................................................28