Friday, 5 February 2016

Setting Up HP Deskjet 3520 printer to Thompson Gateway Router without using WPS button

Setting Up HP Deskjet 3520 printer to Thompson Gateway Router without using WPS button

Connect to Macbook / Laptop via USB cable
From Printer & Scanners menu
Select - Options & Supplies
Select - Show Printer Webpage

On set up menu
Select - Wireless Setup Wizard

Alternatively from printer setup menu change configuration from USB to Network/Wireless printer. Allow network to detect device, if this fails then enter manual mode.

Follow instructions to rectify faults or to reconfigure, especially after you have changed the router password.

Wednesday, 3 February 2016

DNS - Domain Name System

DNS

DNS controls your domain name's website and email settings. When visitors go to your domain name, its DNS settings control which company's server it reaches out to.

"Server not found" issues can be rectified by changing the DNS setting to a different DNS rather than using the supplied by your service provider.

Example of DNS: 208.67.222.222
or Google: 8.8.8.8

See OpenDNS for further details:
https://www.opendns.com/home-internet-security/

Finding a fast DNS can be done via software such as Namebench: https://code.google.com/archive/p/namebench/