HP Deskjet 6940 - Manual (Page 34)

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Host Name: The name by which the printer identifies itself on the network. The printer's
host name is displayed on the HP Report page. Use the host name to open the printer's
embedded Web server (EWS).
Hub: A simple device that acts as the center of an Ethernet network. Other devices on
the network are connected to the hub.
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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. For more information about ICS, see the Windows documentation.
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 Sharing, see
the 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.
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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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