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Table of Contents
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Types of network connections and protocols
1
Types of network connections
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1
Wired network connection example
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1
Protocols
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3
TCP/IP protocols and functions
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3
2
Configuring your machine for a network
5
IP addresses, subnet masks and gateways
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5
IP address
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5
Subnet mask
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6
Gateway (and router)
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6
3
Wireless network terms and concepts
7
Specifying your network
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7
SSID (Service Set Identifier) and channels
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7
Security terms
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8
Authentication and encryption
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8
Authentication and Encryption methods for a personal wireless network
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8
4
Additional network settings from Windows
®
10
Types of additional network settings
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10
Installing drivers used for printing and scanning via Web Services
(Windows Vista
®
and Windows
®
7)
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11
Network printing and scanning installation for Infrastructure mode when using Vertical Pairing
(Windows
®
7)
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12
A
Appendix A
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Using services
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13
Other ways to set the IP address (for advanced users and administrators)
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14
Using DHCP to configure the IP address
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14
Using RARP to configure the IP address
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14
Using BOOTP to configure the IP address
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15
Using APIPA to configure the IP address
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15
Using ARP to configure the IP address
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B
Index
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