Glossary

This glossary contains common terms for wired and wireless networking. There is a more complete list of terms in Broadband Network Utility Help.

802.11b A wireless networking standard that transmits wireless data at speeds up to 11 megabits per second (Mbps).

802.11g A wireless networking standard that transmits wireless data at speeds up to 54 megabits per second (Mbps).

access point See “wireless access point.”

ad hoc network A wireless network in which computers connect to each other directly. Contrast with “infrastructure network.”

adapter See “network adapter.”

bandwidth The rate at which data can be transmitted through a network connection.

base station A device (also known as a gateway or router) that acts as a central point for networked devices, receiving and forwarding data between them. A base station typically is a point of connection that sends data between several networks. It often can be programmed with rules about what data is acceptable to send and receive.

bridge A networking device that exchanges data from one segment of a network to another. See “wireless access point.”

broadband A high-speed Internet connection, typically 256 kilobits per second connection (Kbps) or faster. Broadband services are usually provided over

digital cable lines or digital telephone lines (DSL).

CardBus A credit card-sized device that is inserted into a slot on a computer, usually a notebook computer. 32-bit CardBus PC Cards look similar to the older 16-bit PC Cards, but are approximately four to six times faster and include a new power-saving design.

channel In reference to a “wireless channel,” a channel is a path or link through which information passes between two wireless devices. In radio transmission, these different channels are of different radio frequencies.

client A computer or software program that relies on another computer or program to act as a server. See “server.”

client/server A network of two or more computers that rely on a central server to network mediate the connections or provide additional system resources.

Contrast with “computer-to-computer network.”

computer name A name that uniquely identifies a computer on a network. One computer name cannot be the same as any other computer name or domain name on the network.

MN-730 specifications

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