HP LaserJet 1320nw Wireless - Manual (Page 55)

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ICS (Internet Connection Sharing): A Windows program that allows a computer to act as a
gateway between the Internet and a network. ICS uses DHCP to assign IP addresses. See
Windows documentation for more information about ICS.
Internet Sharing: A Macintosh OSX program that allows a computer to act as a gateway between
the Internet and a network. See Macintosh documentation for more information about Internet
Sharing.
IP address (Internet Protocol address): Each computer that connects to a network or the
Internet, must have a unique address. A connection to the Internet provided by an Internet Service
Provider (ISP) uses a standard protocol called Internet Protocol (IP). This protocol is also used on
internal networks. IP address numbers are in the form x.x.x.x—for example, 169.254.100.2. Most
networks use DHCP or AutoIP to dynamically assign IP addresses. However, a device can be
manually assigned a static IP address.
Infrastructure network: A type of wireless network in which devices communicate with each
other through a Wireless Access Point (WAP), such as a wireless network hub, router, or gateway.
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Jetdirect print server: The internal or external HP Jetdirect print server hardware developed by
Hewlett-Packard that enables network-connected printing.
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LAN (Local Area Network): A high-speed type of computer network that connects devices that
are a relatively short distance from one another. An Ethernet network is one type of LAN.
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MAC address (Media Access Control address): The hardware address for a device on a
network. The printer's MAC address appears on the network configuration page.
Mb/s (megabits per second): The measure for the rate at which a network functions. For
example, 1 Mb/s equals 1,000,000 bits per second (or 125,000 bytes per second).
mDNS: As an alternative to a Domain Name Server, a device issues a Multicast Domain Name
Server (mDNS) notification to provide information regarding its service. The notification includes
the type of service (such as printing), the name of the service (such as “your printer”), IP and port
addresses, and other necessary information. Each device on the network receives the notification
and stores the information in a personal DNS server.
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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).
Node: A network connection point, typically a computer.