HP Deskjet 6988dt Printer - Manual (Page 47)

Internet Sharing: A Macintosh OSX program that allows a computer to act as a gateway
between the Internet and a network. For more information about Internet, see Macintosh
documentation.
IP address (Internet Protocol address): A unique number that identifies a device on a
network. The IP address is often automatically assigned by DHCP or AutoIP. 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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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 is displayed on the HP Report 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)."
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Packet: A message sent from one device on a network to other devices on the network.
Protocol: A language that devices on a network use to communicate with each other. A
popular network protocol is TCP/IP.
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