Brother MFC 9970CDW - Manual (Page 134)

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1 Types of network connections and protocols 1
Types of network connections ...................................................................................................................1
Wired network connection example.....................................................................................................1
Protocols....................................................................................................................................................3
TCP/IP protocols and functions ...........................................................................................................3
Other protocol......................................................................................................................................6
2 Configuring your machine for a network 7
IP addresses, subnet masks and gateways ..............................................................................................7
IP address ...........................................................................................................................................7
Subnet mask........................................................................................................................................8
Gateway (and router)...........................................................................................................................8
IEEE 802.1x Authentication.......................................................................................................................9
3 Wireless network terms and concepts 11
Specifying your network...........................................................................................................................11
SSID (Service Set Identifier) and channels .......................................................................................11
Security terms..........................................................................................................................................11
Authentication and encryption ...........................................................................................................11
Authentication and Encryption methods for a personal wireless network .........................................12
Authentication and Encryption methods for an enterprise wireless network .....................................13
4 Additional network settings from Windows
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15
Types of additional network settings........................................................................................................15
Network printing Installation when using Web Services (Windows Vista
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and Windows
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7) .................15
Network printing installation for Infrastructure mode when using Vertical Pairing (Windows ® 7)............17
5 Security terms and concepts 18
Security features......................................................................................................................................18
Security terms....................................................................................................................................18
Security protocols ..............................................................................................................................19
Security methods for E-mail Sending and Receiving ........................................................................20
A Appendix A 21
Using services .........................................................................................................................................21
Other ways to set the IP address (for advanced users and administrators) ............................................21
Using DHCP to configure the IP address ..........................................................................................21
Using RARP to configure the IP address ..........................................................................................22
Using BOOTP to configure the IP address........................................................................................23
Using APIPA to configure the IP address..........................................................................................23
Using ARP to configure the IP address .............................................................................................24
Using the TELNET console to configure the IP address ...................................................................25
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