Canon iX7000 Series On-Screen Manual page 468

About Technical Terms
For the procedure to check the IP address of the printer, see
MAC Address of the Printer
IPv4/IPv6
They are internetwork-layer protocol used on the internet. IPv4 uses 32-bit addresses and
IPv6 uses 128-bit addresses.
M
MAC Address
Also known as the physical address. A unique and permanent hardware identifier that is
assigned to network devices by its manufacturer. MAC addresses are 48 bits long and are
written as a hexadecimal number separated by colons, i.e., 11:22:33:44:55:66. To check the
MAC address of this printer, see
O
Operation Status
Indicates the status on whether the printer can be used.
R
Router
A relay device to connect to another network.
S
Subnet Mask
IP address has two components, the network address and the host address. Subnet Mask
used to calculate the Subnet Mask address from the IP address. A Subnet Mask is usually
assigned by a DHCP server of the router automatically.
Example:
IP Address: 192.168.127.123
Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0
Subnet Mask Address: 192.168.127.0
T
TCP/IP
Suite of communications protocols used to connect hosts on the Internet or the LAN. This
protocol allows different terminals to communicate with each other.
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Checking the IP Address or the MAC Address of the Printer
Checking the IP Address or the
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